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Thursday, March 15, 2007

François Truffaut 2

Stolen Kisses (Baisers volés) is a French film directed by François Truffaut, released in 1968.
Follows the "Adventures of Antoine Doinel" from The 400 Blows and begins his relation to Christine; it is followed by Bed & Board and Love on the Run.
Antoine (Jean-Pierre Léaud) loves his new sweetheart, violinist Christine Darbon (Claude Jade). Christine is with friends when he drops by, and her parents must entertain Antoine themselves. After she learns that Antoine has returned from military service, she goes to greet him at his new job as a hotel night clerk. It is a promising sign that perhaps this time, the romance will turn out happily for Antoine.
Two English Girls (original French title: Les deux anglaises et le continent, UK Title:Anne and Muriel), is a film directed by François Truffaut and based on a 1956 novel by Henri-Pierre Roché. Starring Jean-Pierre Léaud as Claude, Kika Markham as Anne, and Stacey Tendeter as Muriel.
Une histoire d'eau (English: A Story of Water) is a film directed and written by Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut in 1961. It recounts the story of a woman's trip to Paris, which is surrounded by a large flooded area.

Wednesday, March 14, 2007

François Truffaut

François Roland Truffaut (French IPA: [tʀyˈfo]) (February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984) was one of the founders of the French "New Wave" in filmmaking, and remains an icon of the French film industry. In a film career lasting just over a quarter of a century, he fulfilled the functions of screenwriter, director, producer or actor in over twenty-five films. --

Filmography :

Jules and Jim (French: Jules et Jim) is a 1961 film by François Truffaut based on the semi-autobiographical novel by Henri-Pierre Roché.

The film is set before, during and after the First World War in several different parts of France and Germany. Jules (Oskar Werner) is a shy writer from Austria who makes friends with the more extroverted Jim (Henri Serre). They share an interest in the world of the arts and the Bohemian life. Early in the movie, they become entranced with a statue of a goddess, smiling serenely.


Friday, March 9, 2007

The Bicycle Thief




Ladri di biciclette (1948)
Story of the person who live in Italy at that moment.
We know that in 1948, was having the trouble looking for something that might be stolen.

Father (Lamberto Maggiorani) and son (Enzo Staiola) that looking all over the Italy and got so many trouble's. This film like any other movie such as "LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL" and that was heartfelt drama.