François Roland Truffaut was an award-winning and influential filmmaker, critically acclaimed worldwide. He was also a talented and sought-after film critic in France (most notably, his work for Cahiers du Cinema), and one of the founders of the French New Wave and the auteur theory; he remains an icon of the French film industry. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he was also a screenwriter, producer or occasional actor in over twenty-five films.
Livro fundamental para qualquer cinéfilo. Truffaut comenta, por meio de entrevistas, cada um de seus filmes. Vemos suas alegrias e decepções na realização de cada um deles, a recepção da crítica, a relação com outros diretores e as influências. Ver ou rever cada filme e depois ler a entrevista correspondente é um exercício bem interessante.