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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.

Top Cast

  • François Truffaut

    François Truffaut

    Self (archive footage)

  • Brigitte Fossey

    Brigitte Fossey

    Self

  • Steven Spielberg

    Steven Spielberg

    Self (archive footage)

  • Charles Denner

    Charles Denner

    Self (archive footage)

  • Isabelle Huppert

    Isabelle Huppert

    Narrator (voice)

  • Louis Garrel

    Louis Garrel

    François Truffaut (voice)

  • Pascal Greggory

    Pascal Greggory

    Roland Truffaut (voice)

  • André Dussollier

    André Dussollier

    Henri-Pierre Roché (voice)

  • Barbara Sukowa

    Barbara Sukowa

    Helen Hessel (voice)

Overview

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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