Francois Truffaut

by Diana Holmes and Robert Ingram

After making a strong impact with his first film Les 400 Coups, a semi-autobiographical narrative shot in the neo-realist style of the emerging Nouvelle Vague, the French film director Francois Truffaut went on to make 23 films in 26 years. This appraisal of his work provides a socio-political contextualization, and gives an overview of his films and film-making methods. It seeks to shed new light on key aspects of his work, such as sexual politics,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0719045533
• ISBN13: 9780719045530
• Release Date: November 1998
• Publisher: Manchester University Press
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.3" x 8.1"