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The Adventures of Antoine Doinel (5-DVD Boxed Set) Francois Truffaut One of Francois Truffaut's most enduring creations was the indelible Antoine Doinel. Through the course of five films, Truffaut followed the iconic character (played by Jean-Pierre Leaud) from his troubled adolescence through middle age. This five-DVD Criterion Collection edition presents Truffaut's celebrated saga in its entirety. Included are The 400 Blows (1959, 99 mins.), Antoine and Collette (1962, 30 mins.), Stolen Kisses (1968, 91 mins.), Bed and Board (1970, 97 mins.) and Love on the Run (1979, 95 mins.). All films in French with optional English subtitles. Also includes the short film Les Mistons (1957, 18 mins.) with audio commentary by Claude de Givray; audio commentaries and audition footage for The 400 Blows; the documentary Portrait de Truffaut (1961, 25 mins.); original theatrical trailers; interviews; newsreel footage; a booklet featuring Truffaut's writing and notes; and much more. France, 1959-1979, 412 mins. DVD | $139.95
The 400 Blows Francois Truffaut One of the landmarks of cinema, which introduced the character of Antoine Doinel, played by Jean-Pierre Leaud, to the world, as the 12-year-old boy left to his own devices in an indifferent adult world. An uncompromising film, winner of innumerable awards. This Criterion Collection Edition includes Antoine and Colette (1962), audio commentaries by film historian Brian Stonehill and Truffaut friend Robert Lachenay, audition footage of Jean-Pierre Leaud, Patrick Auffay, and Richard Kanayan, newsreel footage of Leaud in Cannes, excerpt from a TV program with Truffaut, TV interview with Truffaut, and trailer. French with English subtitles. France, 1959, 97 mins. DVD | $44.95
The Bride Wore Black Francois Truffaut Francois Truffaut's stylish and suspenseful homage to Hitchcock stars a stone-faced Jeanne Moreau tracking down and killing (each in a unique way) the five men responsible for her husband's accidental death. A very odd and dark film, it contains many masterful stylistic flourishes and is further highlighted by an eerie, atmospheric musical score from Bernard Herrmann. Beautifully photographed by Raoul Coutard. In French with English subtitles. France, 1968, 107 mins. DVD | $37.95
Day for Night Francois Truffaut Truffaut's love poem to the movies and movie-making features Truffaut playing a director who struggles to complete a film while at the same time handling the emotional problems of staff and crew. Funny and bittersweet, Day for Night provides insights into the movie process. Oscar winner for Best Foreign Picture, with Jean-Pierre Leaud, Jacqueline Bisset. In French with English subtitles. France, 1973, 116 mins. DVD | $37.95
Fahrenheit 451 Francois Truffaut Truffaut's first English-language production stars Julie Christie and Oskar Werner. Based on Ray Bradbury's masterpiece about a future without books, Werner plays a fireman in charge of burning books who meets a schoolteacher (Christie) who dares to read. In original English language. France, 1966, 112 mins. DVD | $37.95
Jules and Jim Francois Truffaut Truffaut's famous love triangle stars Henri Serre as Jim and Oskar Werner as Jules, both in love with Catherine (Jeanne Moreau). Their free-wheeling friendship is suspended when Jules marries Catherine and takes her back to Germany. The two friends are separated by World War I, and when they meet again after the war, Catherine changes partners. One of the films that justifies the invention of the movies. Photography by Raoul Coutard; music by Georges Delerue. The DVD is a 2 disc Criterion Collection Edition, and includes two audio commentaries (one by co-writer Jean Gruault, Truffaut collaborator Suzanne Schiffman, editor Claude Bouche and Truffaut scholar Annette Insdorf, and the other by actress Jeanne Moreau and Truffaut biographer Serge Toubiana), video interview with director of photography Raoul Coutard, video interview with co-writer Jean Gruault, video conversation between scholars Robert Stam and Dudley Andrew, excerpts from an episode of Cineastes de notre temps dedicated to Truffaut, segment from L'Invite du Dimanche (1969) featuring Truffaut and Moreau, Truffaut on novelist Henri-Pierre Roche from Bibliotheque de poche (1966), archival audio interview with Truffaut, and more. French with English subtitles. France, 1961, 105 mins. DVD | $59.95
The Man Who Loved Women Francois Truffaut More than a comedy of the sexes, this is a touching exploration of the many faces of love. Truffaut's story is of Bertrand Morane, an intelligent and sensitive man who writes his memoirs, remembering all the women he has loved. Starring Charles Denner and featuring Brigitte Fossey, Nathalie Baye and Leslie Caron. French with English subtitles. France, 1977, 119 mins. DVD | $37.95
Mississippi Mermaid Francois Truffaut Jean-Paul Belmondo plays a wealthy industrialist living on the island of La Reunion, who orders a bride by mail and receives, in place of his intended, the beautiful Catherine Deneuve and a flimsy (but apparently acceptable) explanation. The imposter soon absconds with his bank account and leads him into a murky drama of missing persons and murder. What comes out of this strange mix is a surprisingly powerful adult love story. French with English subtitles. France, 1969, 123 mins. DVD | $37.95
Shoot the Piano Player Francois Truffaut Charles Aznavour is the skilled concert pianist whose role in his wife's suicide has made him hide from life by playing in a bistro. But life and love refuse to pass him by, and inevitably he is drawn back into feeling once again. The film includes many touches of light humor, including Truffaut's homage to American gangster films. French with English subtitles. The DVD is a 2 disc Criterion Collection Edition, and includes audio commentary by film scholars Annette Insdorf and Peter Brunette, video interviews with actors Charles Aznavour and Marie Dubois, video interview with Raoul Coutard (2003), interview with Truffaut collaborator Suzanne Schiffman (1986), excerpts from a 1965 episode of Cineastes de notre temps, excerpt from Etoiles et toiles featuring Truffaut, The Music of Georges Delerue featurette, trailer, essay by film critic Kent Jones, and more. France, 1960, 80 mins. DVD | $59.95
Story of Adele H. Francois Truffaut In 1863, the beautiful young daughter of the world-famous writer Victor Hugo crosses the Atlantic in desperate pursuit of the man she believes is her fiance, her lover, her destiny. For months and years she waits for him, harasses him, throws herself in his path. Finally, her intensity gives way to madness. Isabelle Adjani gives a compelling performance in a film Truffaut called "the autopsy of a passion." French with English subtitles. France, 1975, 97 mins. DVD | $37.95
The Wild Child Francois Truffaut The Wild Child is based on a remarkable journal, the 1806 memoirs of a French physician Jean Itard. The record begins in 1798, when a child is found living in the forest like an animal. Dr. Itard sets for himself the task of educating this child who is totally alien to civilization. Shot in austere black and white, the film achieves a depth of vision treating anew love, freedom, the nature of childhood and childhood's end. French with English subtitles. The DVD is letterboxed and includes English and French soundtrack options; English, French and Spanish subtitle options; theatrical trailer. France, 1970, 85 mins. DVD | $37.95
