TRUFFAUT, FRANÇOIS - PERIODICAL BEST COLLECTION VOL.1 (5-DISCS)
(FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT)
[B21]

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Label: Alto Media

Genre: Art House

Country: France

Five great features from one of the most renowned French directors in one beautiful set!

THE 400 BLOWS [LES 400 COUPS] (1959):
For his feature film debut, critic-turned-director Francois Truffaut drew inspiration from his own troubled childhood. The 400 Blows stars Jean-Pierre Leaud as Antoine Doinel, Truffaut's preteen alter ego. Misunderstood at home by his parents and tormented in school by his insensitive teacher (Guy Decomble), Antoine frequently runs away from both places. The boy finally quits school after being accused of plagiarism by his teacher. He steals a typewriter from his father (Albert Remy) to finance his plans to leave home. The father angrily turns Antoine over to the police, who lock the boy up with hardened criminals. A psychiatrist at a delinquency center probes Antoine's unhappiness, which he reveals in a fragmented series of monologues. Running away again, Antoine pauses at the edge of the sea, pondering his future--at which point the film ends. Originally intended as a 20 minute short, The 400 Blows was expanded into a feature when Truffaut decided to elaborate on his self-analysis. Better seen than described, the film has a free-flowing form that makes it feel as if it is being made up as it goes along. For the benefit of Truffaut's fellow film buffs, The 400 Blows is full of brief references to favorite directors, notably Truffault's then-idol Jean Vigo. The film won the 1959 "Best Director" prize at the Cannes Film Festival, even though Truffaut had been declared persona non grata the year before for his inflammatory comments about the festival's commercialism.
DVD FEATURES

Anamorphic (16:9) Widescreen (2.35:1) Version

French Audio

Optional English And Korean Subtitles

Introduction to the film

Commentary track by Robert Lachenay

'Les Mistons' with commentary track by Claude de Givaray

Audition footage

'Portrait of François Truffaut'

Jean-Pierre Leaud in Cannes

Trailer

Collection of Antoine

JULES AND JIM [JULES ET JIM] (1962):
Acclaimed French director Fran?is Truffaut's third and, for many viewers, best film is an adaptation of a semi-autobiographical novel by Henri-Pierre Roche. Set between 1912 and 1933, it stars Oskar Werner as the German Jules and Henri Serre as the Frenchman Jim, kindred spirits who, while on holiday in Greece, fall in love with the smile on the face of a sculpture. Back in Paris, the smile comes to life in the person of Catherine (Jeanne Moreau); the three individuals become constant companions, determined to live their lives to the fullest despite the world war around them. When Jules declares his love for Catherine, Jim agrees to let Jules pursue her, despite his own similar feelings; Jules and Catherine marry and have a child (Sabine Haudepin), but Catherine still loves Jim as well. An influential film that has grown in stature over the decades, Jules et Jim was often viewed by the counterculture of the 1960s as a cinematic proponent of the free-love movement, but in actuality the picture is a statement against such a way of life. Despite the bond shared by Jules, Jim, and Catherine, their m?age ?trois is doomed to fail; and Catherine's inability to choose between the two men leads to tragic consequences for all three.
DVD FEATURES

Anamorphic (16:9) Widescreen (2.35:1) Version

French Audio

Optional English And Korean Subtitles

Introduction of the film

Commentary by Jeanne Moreau and Serge Toubiana

Truffaut discusses 'Jules et Jim'

Truffaut commentary on select scenes

Trailer

Collection of Antoine

SHOOT THE PIANO PLAYER [TIREZ SUR LE PIANISTE] (1960):
Francois Truffaut's loving homage to Hollywood gangster films is less a plot-filled film noir than a free-associative meditation on the genre. Charles Aznavour stars as a one-time concert pianist who gained fame as Edouard Saroyan but has since changed his name to Charlie Kohler and plays honky-tonk in an out-of-the-way saloon. His self-imposed exile is shattered by the appearance of his mobster brother Richard Saroyan (Jacques Aslanian). Richard and his other brother, Chico (Albert Remy), are on the lam from gangsters they've double-crossed. Charlie helps Richard and Chico get away, but he now finds that his life, along with his younger brother Fido's (Richard Kanayan, has been put into jeopardy, having gotten mixed up with gangsters Momo (Claude Mansard) and Ernest (Daniel Boulanger) who are pursuing Richard and Chico. Momo and Ernest keep an eye on Charlie's apartment and, although they don't get Fido, they manage to kidnap Charlie and Lena (Marie Dubois), a co-worker with whom he has fallen in love. But when Ernest runs a red light and is pulled over, Charlie and Lena escape the gangsters' clutches. They take refuge in Lena's apartment, where Charlie sees a poster for a performance by Edouard Saroyan, causing Charlie to think back upon the circumstances that had led him to this moment in his life. Lena and Charlie make love, and Charlie returns to his apartment, only to discover Fido has been kidnapped. Lena and Charlie then head back to his club, where they plan to quit their jobs and try to find Fido.
DVD FEATURES

Anamorphic (16:9) Widescreen (2.35:1) Version

French Audio

Optional English And Korean Subtitles

Commentary by Raoul Coutard

Truffaut talks about the film and some select scenes

David Goodies

Audtion footage of Marie Dubxois

Trailer

Collection of trailers

THE SOFT SKIN [LA PEAU DOUCE] (1964):
Francois Truffaut directed this simple tale of revenge and adultery which features an exceptional musical score by Georges Delerue. The story concerns a love affair between successful literary magazine editor Pierre Lachenay (Jean Desailly) and alluring airline stewardess, Nicole Chomette (Francoise Dorleac). They meet on a flight to Lisbon, where Pierre is scheduled to deliver a lecture. When he returns to Paris, they continue their affair, but find it is difficult to set up their clandestine trysts, so Pierre arranges a lecture trip to Riems, where they can be together. In Riems however, Pierre finds it difficult to keep the affair a secret from his lecture sponsors. Upon his return to Paris, his wife Franca (Nelly Benedetti), suspicious her husband is having an affair, quarrels with Pierre, who leaves her and asks Nicole to marry him. Nicole refuses his proposition and Pierre attempts to reconcile with his wife. But Nelly, with a gun in her bag, is en route to surprise Pierre at his favorite restaurant for a final confrontation.
DVD FEATURES

Anamorphic (16:9) Widescreen (2.35:1) Version

French Audio

Optional English And Korean Subtitles

Introduction to the film

Truffaut comments on some select scenes

Interview with Francois Dorleac

Collection of trailers

STOLEN KISSES [BAISERS VOLÉS] (1968):
The charming comedy Stolen Kisses is Francois Truffaut's third film about the semi-autobiographical character Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Leaud). At the beginning of the film, Doinel is unsuccessfully trying to stake out a career as a detective in Paris. He is also trying to find a successful romance, but he's very awkward around women. This warm and funny romantic comedy is frequently regarded as one of Truffaut's very best films.
DVD FEATURES

Anamorphic (16:9) Widescreen (2.35:1) Version

French Audio

Optional English And Korean Subtitles

Introduction to the film

Commentary by Claude Fade

Commentary by Marie-France Pisier and an introduction to Antoine et Collette

Truffaut discusses cycle Doniel

'Affaire Langlois with commentary by Bernard Eisenschitz

Hommage to Henri Langlois

1968 strike at the Cannes Film Festival

Collection of Antoine

Additional Material: Hard slipcase for the binder with a 50 page collector's booklet (Pictures with Korean text)

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TRUFFAUT, FRANÇOIS - PERIODICAL BEST COLLECTION VOL.1 (5-DISCS)

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TRUFFAUT, FRANÇOIS - PERIODICAL BEST COLLECTION VOL.1 (5-DISCS)(FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT)[B21]Stock Status: In Stock

$69.95 $24.48

TRUFFAUT, FRANÇOIS - PERIODICAL BEST COLLECTION VOL.1 (5-DISCS)
(FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT)
[B21]

Stock Status: In Stock