Long considered the definitive volume on Truffaut's genius, Annette Insdorf's study returns to print in a revised and updated edition. With fresh insights and an extensive section on the director's last five films, Insdorf captures the essence and totality of his work. She discusses his contributions to the French New Wave, his relationship with his mentors Hitchcock and Renoir, and the dominant themes of his cinema--women, love, children, and language--while exploring his own life in relation to his films. As warmly and piercingly human as its subject, François Truffaut immortalizes one of the cinema's most popular, prolific, and profound artists.
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"The most sensitive and intelligent book in the English language about my work." François Truffaut
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The revised and updated edition of a definitive study of the director's genius captures the essence and totality of his work. It includes his contributions to the French New Wave, relationship with Hitchcock and Renoir, and the themes of his cinema--women, love, children, and language.
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Fine, but not a biography,
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The title is misleading, since this book is NOT a biography of the French New Wave director, but instead a thorough analysis of his films. It should have been called "The Films of Francois Truffaut." Professor Insdorf makes clear the connections among Truffaut's films. Many of those connections are quite surprising, and will deepen your appreciation of the films. Also, this book is the last word on Truffaut's influences. Professor Insdorf's description of the director's marriage of the Hitchcock sensibility with the lyricism of Jean Renoir is magnificent. This is a fine companion to the director's films, but the biographical data -- about Truffaut's youth and film criticism -- is perfunctory. And there is precious little on Truffaut's interaction with other French and world filmmakers.
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IMAGINE (or if you are lucky, remember) the thrill of being a child at the movies-especially if you manage to sneak in, and especially if you are playing hooky. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Man Who Loved Women, Shoot the Piano Player, Small Change, Stolen Kisses, Antoine Doinel, The Bride Wore Black, Meet Pamela, Mississippi Mermaid, The Soft Skin, Confidentially Yours, Les Mistons, The Woman Next Door, Julie Kohler, Camille Bliss, Charlie Kohler, Citizen Kane, Fanny Ardant, Jeanne Moreau, Catherine Deneuve, Rear Window, Suzanne Schiffman, Lucas Steiner, Victor Hugo, Charles Denner, Criminal Women New!
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IMAGINE (or if you are lucky, remember) the thrill of being a child at the movies-especially if you manage to sneak in, and especially if you are playing hooky. Read the first page Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
The Man Who Loved Women, Shoot the Piano Player, Small Change, Stolen Kisses, Antoine Doinel, The Bride Wore Black, Meet Pamela, Mississippi Mermaid, The Soft Skin, Confidentially Yours, Les Mistons, The Woman Next Door, Julie Kohler, Camille Bliss, Charlie Kohler, Citizen Kane, Fanny Ardant, Jeanne Moreau, Catherine Deneuve, Rear Window, Suzanne Schiffman, Lucas Steiner, Victor Hugo, Charles Denner, Criminal Women New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- Jules and Jim by Francois Truffaut on 37 pages
- Wild Child by Francois truffaut on 36 pages
- Small Change: A Film Novel by Francois Truffaut by Francois Truffaut on 34 pages
- Rules of the Game by Jean Renoir on 14 pages
- Jean Renoir (Quality Paperbacks Series) by Andre Bazin on 10 pages
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- More Than A Movie: Ethics In Entertainment by Miguel Valenti on page 188, and Back Matter
- Film And Television In Education: An Aesthetic Approach To The Moving Image (Social Research and Educational Studies Series) by Robert Watson in Back Matter
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