A film director tries to get his movie made while observing the real-life dramas in his actors' lives. Fading icon Severine forgets her lines when she drinks, while her co-star, Alexandre, is fixated on his lover's imminent arrival. Meanwhile, insecure young star Alphonse has emotional outbursts, yet seems well-balanced compared to Julie, a British actress recuperating from a nervous breakdown.
About the film
Details
- Running time
- 1 hr. 55 min.
- Country, year
- France, Italy, 1973
- Genre
- Drama, Comedy, Romance
- Language
- French, English, Italian
- Subtitles
- Lithuanian, English
- Age rating
- Pegi 13
Credits
- Director
- François Truffaut
- Screenplay
- François Truffaut, Jean-Louis Richard, Suzanne Schiffman
- Producers
- Marcel Berbert
- Cinematography
- Pierre-William Glenn
- Music
- Georges Delerue
- Cast
- Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Valentina Cortese, Jean-Pierre Léaud, François Truffaut, Dani, Alexandra Stewart
- More information
- www.imdb.com
Festivals and awards
- Best Foreign Language Film
- Romanian Days Award (Best Feature Film) · Best Direction · Best Actress in a Supporting Role.
Director
François Truffaut
François Truffaut was a famous French film critic and director, regarded as one of the founders of the French New Wave movement and remains an icon of French and world cinema. In a career lasting just over a quarter of a century, he was a screenwriter, director, producer and actor in over twenty-five films, many of which garnered worldwide success and iconic status such as “400 Blows” (1959), “Shoot the Piano Player” (1960), “Jules and Jim” (196
