Global InformationLes Mistons information
| Les Mistons | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | François Truffaut |
| Written by | François Truffaut |
| Based on | Virginales by Maurice Pons |
| Produced by | Robert Lachenay |
| Starring | Gérard Blain Bernadette Lafont Michel François |
| Narrated by | Michel François |
| Cinematography | Jean Malige |
| Edited by | Cécile Decugis |
| Music by | Maurice Le Roux |
Production company | Les Films du Carrosse |
Release dates | 6 November 1958 Paris: 3 March 1961 |
Running time | 26 minutes 17 minutes (Truffaut's re-cut version) |
| Language | French |
Les Mistons (The Mischief Makers) is a French short film written and directed by François Truffaut in 1957.[1][2] It was his second film after Une Visite in 1955 but it is considered his "first short film of any real consequence".[3][4] Truffaut simply called it "my first real film".[5] Moreover, it was Bernadette Lafont's film debut.[6] She was at that time Gérard Blain's wife.[5][7] The film demonstrates already some examples for Truffaut's "trademark tracking shots" and would "help define his style" as well as "set Truffaut on a path for his career".[8][9] Truffaut's narrative stresses the details of life, hereby establishing one of the traits of the French New Wave. Thus he also became a predecessor of French film directors such as Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amélie).[10] It has been stated that the formation of the French New Wave could be "tracked through two short films": Jean-Luc Godard's All the Boys Are Called Patrick and Truffaut's Les Mistons.[11] In 2013 the Museum of Modern Art in New York City screened this film together with Truffaut's The 400 Blows.[12][13]
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- ^ "Les Mistons [François Truffaut, 1957] and Truffaut's Children'". The Cynephile. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- ^ Dixon, Wheeler Winston. "Les Mistons (1957)". Senses of Cinema. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
- ^ Dixon, Wheeler Winston. "Les Mistons". University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
- ^ a b Brody, Richard (2010-08-16). "Truffaut's Last Interview". The New Yorker. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- ^ "Review: Les Mistons". newwavefilm.com. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- ^ "Gérard Blain". telegraph.co.uk. 2000-09-29. Retrieved 2013-07-20.
- ^ Nesbit, John. "Les Mistons (1957)". oldschoolreviews.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-26. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
- ^ Johans, Jens. "The Reflection of Life:Truffaut's Adventures of Antoine Doinel'". filmintuition.com. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- ^ "Review: Les Mistons". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- ^ Beaver, Frank. "Talking About the Movies: Remembering the French New Wave". University of Michigan. Archived from the original on 2013-12-28. Retrieved 2013-07-17.
- ^ "François Truffaut at MoMA". 2013-06-05. Retrieved 2013-01-23.
- ^ "Film Screenings". Retrieved 2013-01-23.