François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay (2024)

05/16/2024 (FR) • 1h 38m

Documentary

Overview

At the end of his life, gravely ill, François Truffaut took refuge with his ex-wife Madeleine Morgenstern. She tried to keep him occupied during his long agony. The filmmaker confided in his friend Claude de Givray, with the intention of writing his autobiography. Too weakened, he abandoned the project. The film reveals part of this final story.

Top Billed Cast

François Truffaut

Self (archive footage)

Steven Spielberg

Self (archive footage)

Charles Denner

Self (archive footage)

Isabelle Huppert

Narrator (voice)

Louis Garrel

François Truffaut (voice)

Pascal Greggory

Roland Truffaut (voice)

André Dussollier

Henri-Pierre Roché (voice)

Barbara Sukowa

Helen Hessel (voice)


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Status

Released

Original Language

French

Budget

-

Revenue

-

Keywords

artist

biography

archive footage

old footage

portrait of an artist

celebrity interview

portrait of a filmmaker

life and career

documentary

filmmaker

french director

figure study

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