Movie Description:
It is now 1968, and the mischievousand perpetually love-struck Doinel has been dishonorably discharged from the army and released onto the streets ofParis, where he stumbles into the unlikely profession of private detectiveand embarks on a series of misadventures. Les Salades De L`amour - Through five films (and two decades), Antoine Doinel captivated audiences around the worldwith his exploits. Collected here are materials that illustrate how Doinel came to be, from early theme-defining work toinsights into the creativeprocesses of the filmmakers. LES MISTONS (The Mischief Makers), is a 1957 shortthat depicts a group of pubescent boys whose admiration of ayoung girl takes on an edge of cruelty, with unforseen results.Truffaut`s budding affinity for showing life throughthe eyes of children, along withhis predilection for impossibleloves, would later come to fruition in the Doinel series. WORKING WITH FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT:CLAUDE DE GIVRAY AND BERNARD REVON, CO-WRITERS is a rare interview with co-writers Claude de Givray and Bernard Revon, conducted in April 1986 in Paris.
