Synopsis
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.
Ratings
TMDB6.4/10
8 audience votes
Key crew
- David TeboulDirector
- David TeboulWriter
- Serge ToubianaWriter
- Grégoire HetzelOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- François TruffautSelf (archive footage)
- Brigitte FosseySelf
- Steven SpielbergSelf (archive footage)
- Charles DennerSelf (archive footage)
- Isabelle HuppertNarrator (voice)
- Louis GarrelFrançois Truffaut (voice)
- Pascal GreggoryRoland Truffaut (voice)
- André DussollierHenri-Pierre Roché (voice)
- Barbara SukowaHelen Hessel (voice)
- Clément DupeuxJean Genet (voice)
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Themes
artistbiographyarchive footageold footageportrait of an artistcelebrity interviewportrait of a filmmakerlife and careerdocumentaryfilmmakerfrench directorfigure study