François Truffaut

The 20 Best DVDs of 2023

The 20 Best DVDs of 2023

In our Best DVDs of 2023 list, along with some classic television, we have selected known treasures and unconventional films to satisfy the discerning cinephile.

Isabelle Adjani Startles in ‘The Story of Adele H’

Isabelle Adjani Startles in ‘The Story of Adele H’

Delivering an astonishing performance in Francois Truffaut’s story of madness and obsession, Isabelle Adjani proves herself an actress of ingenuity and depth.

Double Take: The 400 Blows (1959)

Double Take: The 400 Blows (1959)

Double Take turns its attention to François Truffaut's classic coming-of-age tale The 400 Blows, whose cinematic progeny includes the much-acclaimed Boyhood.
A Queer Reading of François Truffaut’s Masterpiece, ‘Jules and Jim’

A Queer Reading of François Truffaut’s Masterpiece, ‘Jules and Jim’

By sharing Catherine between them, she becomes the tool through which Jules and Jim can realize their most perfect union with one another.

FrançoisTruffaut May Be the Most Underrated Filmmaker in Modern History

The 100 Essential Directors Part 9: Victor Sjöström to Luchino Visconti

‘L’Enfance Nue’ Forces a Frighteningly Unmoored, Unlikeable Child Into Our Lives

The Film Lovers’ Dilemma with François Truffaut’s ‘Jules and Jim’

The Film Lovers’ Dilemma with François Truffaut’s ‘Jules and Jim’

François Truffaut’s ‘Jules and Jim’ is one of the greatest films ever made. It’s a shame this release puts film lovers in a dilemma.

The Last Metro

The Aesthetics of Absorption in Truffaut’s ‘The 400 Blows’

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Complicated Intersections in François Truffaut’s ‘Jules and Jim’

Complicated Intersections in François Truffaut’s ‘Jules and Jim’

‘Jules and Jim’ is as much about the gendering of behaviors and expectations as it is about the losses and longings produced by love. The intersections between these themes are revealed in the unspoken.