The read
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
A committed filmmaker struggles to complete his latest project while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.
Ratings
IMDb8/10
Rotten Tomatoes98%
Critics rate it 18 points higher than audiences do.
680 audience votes
Key crew
- Georges DelerueOriginal Music Composer
- François TruffautDirector
- François TruffautScreenplay
- Suzanne SchiffmanWriter
- Jean-Louis RichardWriter
Cast
- Jacqueline BissetJulie Baker
- Valentina CorteseSéverine
- DaniLiliane, the Trainee Script Girl
- Alexandra StewartStacey
- Jean-Pierre AumontAlexandre
- Jean ChampionBertrand, the Producer
- Jean-Pierre LéaudAlphonse
- François TruffautFerrand, the Director
- Niké ArrighiOdile, the Makeup Artist
- Nathalie BayeJoelle, the Script Girl
- Maurice SevenoTV Reporter
- David MarkhamDoctor Michael Nelson
Stills
Themes
lovesicknessmovie businessnicealcoholicextramarital affairmaking ofinsurance agentfilm director