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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewAnne Gillain's book is phenomenal. I dived into every page and learned a thousand things; never before had I understood the importance of Truffaut's work so well. Truffaut invented a world of cinema to which Anne Gillain has found the key. * Arnaud Desplechin, Director *
In Anne Gillain, Truffaut found the passionate viewer his films were made to arouse and satisfy, someone preternaturally attuned to his complex emotions yet adroit in deciphering the panoply of techniques he deployed, often slyly and mysteriously, to release feelings into intriguing narratives that bleed onto the screen in unforgettable images and sounds. Adopting both his human warmth and his artistic precision, Gillain has written a novel in 23 chapters with Truffaut as hero, film after film. You can't put it down. * Dudley Andrew, Yale University *
Meglin's expertise as well as her passion for her subject matter shine through in her generous, rigorously researched, and comprehensive biography of Ruth Page. Meglin makes a compelling argument for a renewed examination of Page's overlooked contributions: this is a readable and engaging study of an American Midwestern choreographer whose works were unorthodox, experimental, inflected by the rhythms of jazz * and female.Karen Eliot, Emerita Professor, Department of Dance, The Ohio State University *
Table of ContentsForeword by Martin Scorsese The Secret Rediscovered: Preface by Michel Marie Foreword Les Mistons (1958) The 400 Blows (1959) Shoot the Piano Player (1960) Jules and Jim (1962) Antoine and Colette (1962) The Soft Skin (1964) Fahrenheit 451 (1966) The Bride Wore Black (1967) Stolen Kisses (1968) Mississippi Mermaid (1969) The Wild Child (1970) Bed & Board (1970) Two English Girls (1971) A Gorgeous Girl Like Me (1972) Day for Night (1973) The Story of Adele H (1975) Small Change (1976) The Man Who Loved Women (1977) The Green Room (1978) Love on the Run (1979) The Last Metro (1980) The Woman Next Door (1981) Confidentially Yours (1983) Appendix List of Works Cited Index
