Tag Archives: François Truffaut

La Nouvelle Vague – Iconic photos capture French cinema’s New Wave

Posted on 27 July 2010 by Jason Best

Fifty years ago, a bunch of radical French filmmakers set about overthrowing cinema’s old guard. Fed up with the self-importance of what they sneeringly dismissed as ‘Le cinéma du papa’ (Dad’s cinema), young Turks Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Claude Chabrol, … Continue reading →

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The Best view | Salaam Bombay! – “The original Slumdog Millionaire”

Posted on 30 March 2009 by Jason Best

When Mira Nair’s moving tribute to the resilience of Bombay’s street children was first seen in 1988, it drew comparisons with François Truffaut’s The 400 Blows for its unflinching depiction of a deprived young boy’s struggle against the odds. Twenty-odd … Continue reading →

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