In this 2003 audio-visual “primer,” noted François Truffaut historian Serge Toubiana provides insightful comments about the genesis of STOLEN KISSES and the tumultuous professional and social conditions that shook Truffaut’s life during the film’s shoot.
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François Truffaut on Antoine Doinel
In this excerpt from the 1970 TV program “Cinéastes de notre temps: François Truffaut, dix ans, dix films,” director François Truffaut discusses his vision of the Antoine Doinel cycle, and the complex relationship between Doinel and actor Jean-Pierre Léaud.
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The Langlois Affair
These archival newsreels, narrated by cinema historian Bernard Eisenschitz, offer a poignant glimpse into a turbulent period that deeply affected filmmaker François Truffaut.
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Godard & Truffaut vous parlent
This filmed 1968 announcement with filmmakers Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut was made to appeal for support for Cinémathèque française director Henri Langlois during the “Langlois Affair.”
