 The 400 Blows 1959  N/R, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
aka: The Four Hundred Blows
Director: Francois Truffaut
Cast: Jean-Pierre Leaud, Patrick Auffay, Claire Maurier, Albert Remy, Guy Decomble, Jeanne Moreau, Jean-Claude Brialy, Francois Truffaut, Georges Flamant, Richard Kanayan, Jean Douchet, Robert Beauvais, Pierre Repp, Claude Mansard, Yvonne Claudie
Thirteen-year-old Antoine Doenel (Jean-Pierre Leaud) has problems getting along in the world. His parents (Claire Maurier and Albert Remy) yell at him, and his teacher (Guy Decomble) torments him. After stealing his father's typewriter, Antoine is thrown into jail where even more troubles await. His one friend is Rene Simonet (Patrick Auffay), and through their eyes Antoine's tenacity is shown–revealing that there is always hope that Antoine will find his niche in life. Later periods in Antoine's life are shown in "Love at Twenty" and "Stolen Kisses" that follow this film.
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Bed and Board 1970 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy
Director: Francois Truffaut
Cast: Jean-Pierre Leaud, Claude Jade, Hiroko Berghauer, Barbara Laage, Daniel Ceccaldi, Daniel Boulanger, Claire Duhamel
In this, the fourth chapter of Francois Truffoult's "Antoine Doinel," Antoine (Jean-Pierre Leaud) is married to Christine (Claude Jade) but has an affair with Kyoto (Hiroko Berghauer), which results in Christine opting to get away from "domestic bliss."
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The Bride Wore Black 1967 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Francois Truffaut
Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Michel Bouquet, Jean-Claude Brialy, Charles Denner, Claude Rich, Michael Lonsdale, Daniel Boulanger, Luce Fabiole, Alexandra Stewart, Paul Pavel
A bride's (Jeanne Moreau) husband is accidentally killed on their wedding day, and now she sets out to track down those who did the deed. An exciting tribute to Hitchcock by Truffaut with an excellent musical score.
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 Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977 PG, 132 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Sci-Fi
Director: Steven Spielberg
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Teri Garr, Francois Truffaut, Melinda Dillon, Cary Guffey, Bob Balaban, Warren J. Kemmerling, Roberts Blossom, Lance Henriksen, George DiCenzo, J. Patrick McNamara, Philip Dodds, Carl Weathers
Steven Spielberg's award-winning masterpiece is about the Earth's first communication with aliens. Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) is haunted by inexplicable images, and Gillian (Melinda Dillon) is the mother of a missing youngster presumably taken by the aliens. Gillian joins Roy on his quest to find the source of his torment. Oscars were presented for Best Cinematography and Sound Effects Editing (Special Achievement); seven nominations included Best Director and Supporting Actress (Dillon).
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Confidentially Yours 1983  PG, 111 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Francois Truffaut
Cast: Fanny Ardant, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jean-Pierre Kalfon, Philippe Laudenbach, Jean-Louis Richard, George Coulouris, Yann Dedet
Julien Vercel (Jean-Louis Trintignant) is accused of murdering his wife and her lover, but Vercel's secretary, Barbara Becker (Fanny Ardant), is convinced he is innocent and begins to investigate.
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Day for Night 1973  PG, 116 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Comedy
Director: Francois Truffaut
Cast: Jacqueline Bisset, Valentina Cortese, Alexandra Stewart, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Francois Truffaut, Jean-Pierre Leaud, Nathalie Baye, Dani, Jean Champion, Maurice Seveno, David Markham, Bernard Menez
This film provides an excellent satire on the art of filmmaking. While filming at the Victorine Studio in Nice, chaos reigns on the set, which is filled with personal dilemmas as well as technical problems. At the center of all the turmoil is the director, Ferrand (Francois Truffaut), who attempts to keep his cast in line at least long enough to complete the project. The cast includes temperamental Alphonse (Jean-Pierre Leaud), emotionally unstable Julie (Jacqueline Bisset), closet homosexual Alexandre (Jean-Pierre Aumont), alcoholic Severine (Valentina Cortese), and pregnant Stacey (Alexandra Stewart)–all of whose problems affect Ferrand's effort to keep the filming on track. Winner of Best Foreign Film Academy Award.
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 Fahrenheit 451 1967 N/R, 108 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Francois Truffaut
Cast: Oskar Werner, Julie Christie, Cyril Cusack, Anton Diffring, Jeremy Spenser, Bee Duffell, Gillian Lewis, Alex Scott, Michael Balfour
In Ray Bradbury's look into the future, owning books is a crime and "firemen" are on a search and destroy mission for any books that may still be in existence; 451 degrees Fahrenheit just happens to be the temperature at which books are demolished.
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 Jules and Jim 1961 N/R, 105 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: Francois Truffaut
Cast: Jeanne Moreau, Oskar Werner, Henri Serre, Vanna Urbino, Marie Dubois, Jean-Louis Richard, Boris Bassiak, Anny Nelsen, Sabine Haudepin, Michel Subor, Bernard Largemain, Kate Noelle, Christiane Wagner
The moral of this film is "Watch out for what you think you want, since you may get it." Set in Paris around the period of World War I, the plot involves two writers Jules and Jim (Oskar Werner and Henri Serre). They both fall in love with beautiful Catherine (Jeanne Moreau) who is the personification of an ancient stone carving the men saw in Greece and have been obsessed by ever since. The three become inseparable friends. Jules marries Catherine, and they have a baby (Sabine Haudepin)–but Catherine still loves both Jules and Jim. The war ends, and Jim moves in with Catherine and Jules, and, with Jules approval, Jim becomes Catherine's lover. Now, just when they think they have what they want, problems ensue and lead to tragedy.
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The Last Metro 1980 PG, 133 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Romance
aka: Le Dernier Metro
Director: Francois Truffaut
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Gerard Depardieu, Heinz Bennent, Jean Poiret, Jean-Louis Richard, Sabine Haudepin, Andrea Ferreol, Marcel Berbert, Richard Bohringer, Paulette Dubost, Maurice Risch, Franck Pasquier, Pierre Belot, Rene Dupre, Rose Thiery
During the World War II Nazi occupation of Paris, Marion Steiner (Catherine Deneuve) strives to save both her Jewish husband Lucas (Heinz Bennent) and the Theatre Montmarte. The only hope of saving the Montmarte is a new play in which Marion stars, while director Lucas hides in the basement listening in on rehearsals. Meanwhile, there is a romantic attraction between Marion and the play's leading man Bernard Granger (Gerard Depardieu), but they manage to resist temptations as Marion chooses to remain loyal to her country and to her husband.
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Love at Twenty 1962  N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Shintaro Ishihara, Marcel Ophuls, Renzo Rossellini, Francois Truffaut, Andrzej Wajda
Cast: Jean-Pierre Leaud, Marie-France Pisier, Francois Darbon, Rosy Varte, Nami Tamura, Barbara Lass, Eleonora Rossi Drago, Cristina Gajoni, Geronimo Meynier, Koji Furuhata, Barbara Frey, Zbigniew Cybulski, Wladyslaw Kowalski, Vera Tschechowa, Werner Finck
This episode of the story of Antoine Doinel's (Jean-Pierre Leaud) life, which began with "The 400 Blows" (1959), presents five stories that are told to reflect love among the younger generation. Five directors–Francois Truffaut, Renzo Rossellini, Shintaro Ishihara, Marcel Ophuls, and Andrzej Wajda–present the stories, which are each set in a different country (France, Italy, Japan, West Germany, and Poland).
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Love on the Run 1979 PG, 94 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Francois Truffaut
Cast: Jean-Pierre Leaud, Claude Jade, Marie-France Pisier, Dani, Dorothee, Rosy Varte, Marie Henriau, Daniel Mesguich, Julien Bertheau, Jean-Pierre Ducos
This is the final episode (of five) of Truffaut's "Antoine Doinel" series, which started 20 years previously with "The 400 Blows." Antoine, now in his 30s, reflects on his past loves and adds them to his autobiographical novel. Currently, he is taking on a new lover while awaiting a divorce from his current wife. Problems arise with both the divorce and new lover, and he joins a past lover. They reminisce about their past affair, and he also visits with another old friend.
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 The Man Who Loved Women 1977 N/R, 119 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Francois Truffaut
Cast: Charles Denner, Leslie Caron, Nelly Borgeaud, Genevieve Fontanel, Brigitte Fossey, Nathalie Baye, Jean Daste, Valerie Bonnier, Sabine Glaser, Henri Agel
This movie starts with a funeral and then focuses on a bachelor who is obsessed with women–and they seem to return his passions. Another good Truffaut film.
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 Shoot the Piano Player 1960 N/R, 92 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Shoot the Pianist
Director: Francois Truffaut
Cast: Charles Aznavour, Marie Dubois, Nicole Berger, Michele Mercier, Albert Remy, Claude Mansard, Richard Kanayan, Jean-Jacques Aslanian, Daniel Boulanger, Serge Davri, Catherine Lutz
Charlie (Charles Aznavour) plays the piano in a bar where waitress Lena (Marie Dubois) has fallen in love with him. But Charlie has lived a previous life as a famous concert pianist and has given up on his professional and personal lives following his wife's suicide. Now, his brother, Chico (Albert Remy), arrives at the bar with two gangsters, and events turn violent.
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Small Change 1976 PG, 104 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: L'Argent de Poche
Director: Francois Truffaut
Cast: Geory Desmouceaux, Philippe Goldmann, Sylvie Grezel, Pascale Bruchon, Eva Truffaut, Tania Torrens, Francois Truffaut, Claudio Deluca, Richard Golfier, Laurent Devlaeminick
This tribute to childhood is presented in a series of vignettes of the adventures of French children in the town of Thiers.
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The Soft Skin 1964 N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Romance
Director: Francois Truffaut
Cast: Jean Desailly, Francoise Dorleac, Nelly Benedetti, Daniel Ceccaldi, Laurence Badie, Jean Lanier, Paule Emanuele, Philippe Dumat, Rierre Risch, Dominique Lacarriere, Sabine Haudepin, Maurice Garrel, Gerard Poirot
Revenge and adultery factor into this Francois Truffaut film involving publisher and lecturer Pierre Lachenay (Jean Desailly) who meets stewardess Nicole (Francoise Dorleac) on a trip to Portugal, has an affair with her, and falls in love. But, when Pierre's wife Franca (Nelly Benedetti) catches onto the affair, the situation rages out of control and leads to a tragic end.
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Stolen Kisses 1968 R, 91 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Comedy / Romance
aka: Baisers Voles
Director: Francois Truffaut
Cast: Jean-Pierre Leaud, Delphine Seyrig, Claude Jade, Michael Lonsdale, Daniel Ceccaldi, Marie-France Pisier, Jacques Rispal, Claire Duhamel, Andre Falcon, Serge Rousseau, Harry-Max, Catherine Lutz, Martine Ferriere, Paul Pavel, Albert Simono
This comedy continues the series of films about Antoine (Jean-Pierre Leaud). At this stage in his life, Antoine, recently discharged from the Army, looks for romance in all the wrong places and, in the process, falls in love with his old girlfriend Christine (Claude Jade). The film received an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Film.
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The Story of Adele H. 1975 PG, 98 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Francois Truffaut
Cast: Isabelle Adjani, Bruce Robinson, Sylvia Marriott, Reubin Dorey, Joseph Blatchley, Francois Truffaut, Ivry Gitlis, Louise Bourdet, Cecil De Sausmarez, Clive Gillingham
This film is based on the true story of writer Victor Hugo's youngest daughter. Taken from her journals, the story is about a woman obsessed with love for a British soldier. Adjani received an Academy Award nomination for Best Actress. There are both English-language and French versions available.
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Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me 1972 R, 100 min.
Genre: Foreign / Comedy / Drama
aka: A Gorgeous Bird Like Me
Director: Francois Truffaut
Cast: Bernadette Lafont, Claude Brasseur, Charles Denner, Guy Marchand, Andre Dussollier, Philippe Leotard, Anne Kreis, Gilberte Geniat, Daniele Girard, Martine Ferriere, Michel Delahaye, Jerome Zucca
While writing his book "Criminal Women," criminology student Stanislaus (Andre Dussollier) visits a prison and interviews inmate Camille Bliss (Bernadette Lafont). As she relates her past to Stanislaus, she reveals that while she is accused of attempting to kill both her husband (Philippe Leotard) and her lover (Charles Denner), she has indirectly been involved in the killing of her father and mother-in-law as well. By the time she finishes her stories, Stanislaus, like others before, falls in love with Camille, and now he determines to prove her innocence.
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Two English Girls 1971 N/R, 132 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
aka: Anne and Muriel
Two English Girls and the Continent
Director: Francois Truffaut
Cast: Jean-Pierre Leaud, Kika Markham, Stacey Tendeter, Sylvia Marriott, Marie Mansart, Philippe Leotard, Irene Tunc, Mark Peterson, Georges Delerue, Marcel Berbert
During the early 20th century, aspiring French writer Claude Roe (Jean-Pierre Leaud) is invited to the home of a British friend of his mother for the summer. Claude meets and falls in love with two sisters (Kika Markham and Stacey Tendeter), which marks the beginning of an obsession with one of them that will endure for 20 years.
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The Wild Child 1970 G, 85 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama
Director: Francois Truffaut
Cast: Francois Truffaut, Jean-Pierre Cargol, Jean Daste, Paul Ville, Annie Miller, Claude Miller, Francoise Seigner, Mathieu Schiffman, Jean Grualt, Robert Cambourakis, Gitt Magrini, Jean-Francois Stevenin, Laura Truffaut, Eva Truffaut, Guillaume Schiffman
This film is based on a true story about a child, Victor (Jean-Pierre Cargol), who was raised in the wilds. When Victor is rescued, he is taken under the tutelage of Dr. Itard (Francois Truffaut) whose love and understanding helps him adapt to civilization. Dr. Itard takes Victor into his own home and uses rewards and punishments to teach him how to listen and respond in his new world.
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The Woman Next Door 1981 R, 106 min.
Genre: Foreign / Drama / Romance
Director: Francois Truffaut
Cast: Gerard Depardieu, Fanny Ardant, Henri Garcin, Michele Baumgartner, Roger Van Hool, Veronique Silver, Philippe Morier-Genoud, Olivier Becquaert, Nicole Vaughier, Muriel Combe
As a couple, Bernard (Gerard Depardieu) and Mathilde (Fanny Ardant) enjoyed a passionate affair years ago that ended unhappily. Years later, after Bernard had married Arlette (Michele Baumgartner) and Mathilde had married Philippe (Henri Garcin), the couples find themselves to be next-door neighbors. It doesn't take long for Bernard and Mathilde to rekindle their relationship, but their mutual obsession is doomed to failure.
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| 1. The 400 Blows (1959)
aka: The Four Hundred Blows
2. Bed and Board (1970)
3. The Bride Wore Black (1967)
4. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
5. Confidentially Yours (1983)
6. Day for Night (1973)
7. Fahrenheit 451 (1967)
8. Jules and Jim (1961)
9. The Last Metro (1980)
aka: Le Dernier Metro
10. Love at Twenty (1962)
11. Love on the Run (1979)
12. The Man Who Loved Women (1977)
13. Mississippi Mermaid (1969)
14. Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
aka: Shoot the Pianist
15. Small Change (1976)
aka: L'Argent de Poche
16. The Soft Skin (1964)
17. Stolen Kisses (1968)
aka: Baisers Voles
18. The Story of Adele H. (1975)
19. Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me (1972)
aka: A Gorgeous Bird Like Me
20. Two English Girls (1971)
aka: Anne and Muriel
aka: Two English Girls and the Continent
21. The Wild Child (1970)
22. The Woman Next Door (1981)
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