Category: Directed by François Truffaut
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Probably pretty short–probably because co-director Godard’s editing is butcher job–about a young woman trying to get to Paris for college. Big problem is the seasonal flood. The (real) flood footage is great. The short, nah. DVD, Blu-ray.Continue reading →
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The Mischief Makers is undeniably well-made, with great photography from Jean Malige (if lousy editing by Cécile Decugis) and Truffaut’s deliberate and panoramic composition. It’s an adaptation of a short story, about a group of adolescent boys who playfully torment a young woman they’re crushing on. While it’s got a couple awkward moment or two,…
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I watched this film on a recommendation, since I’ve mostly sworn off Truffaut. I’d read it was one of his Hitchcock homages (and anything has to be better than Mississippi Mermaid) but I really wasn’t expecting so much “homage.” Besides the Bernard Herrmann score, which is identical to his more famous Hitchcock scores, mostly Vertigo,…
The Stop Button 