François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay
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.
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📋 Film Details
| Original Title | François Truffaut, le scénario de ma vie |
| Year | 2024 |
| Country | France |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Director | David Teboul |
| Runtime | 98 min. |
| Rating | TMDB: 6.4/10 (6 votes) |
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🎬 MovieFinder's Take
The film constructs its portrait not through a chronology of triumphs, but through the intimate act of a creative confession. It explores the very process of turning a life into a screenplay, where illness and closeness become the final co-authors.
What lingers after viewing is not the icon of the New Wave, but the shadow of a man racing to tell his story. A quiet and bitter epilogue to a loud biography. — MovieFinder Editorial
Director: David Teboul
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Watch in a quiet, contemplative evening setting for full immersion.
🎭 Cast
François Truffaut
Self (archive footage)
Brigitte Fossey
Self
Steven Spielberg
Self (archive footage)
Charles Denner
Self (archive footage)
Isabelle Huppert
Narrator (voice)
Louis Garrel
François Truffaut (voice)
Pascal Greggory
Roland Truffaut (voice)
André Dussollier
Henri-Pierre Roché (voice)
Barbara Sukowa
Helen Hessel (voice)
Clément Dupeux
Jean Genet (voice)
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