A certain sense of being a character in your own film is some crafty work. Very few people have done this yet they've been less successful. Truffaut is definitely amongst them. He knows how to pour heart in your story which is nothing but a story itself about about making a film. There are a lot of things that happen from the first minute to the last and it didn't leave me gasping. It is a romantic poem written for filmmaking.
The scenes whenever there is some information provided related to filmmaking or lives of actors, it is very genuine and comes from the very experience of a prolific director like Truffaut. This not only gives a tribute to two of the very first actresses in Cinema, but also to every other directors and cast and crew wjo hafe gone through similar experiences while filmmaking. Thus, it also resonates in today's date. The difficulties of filmmaking like losing out cast amid the filmmaking, personal issues of actors and crew cropping up, and how professionalism is dealt with such personal care is something to take from the film. The film is funny at some instances and thus makes the watching a feel-good film instead of getting heavy dose of "problems of filmmaking".
To a certain extent, it does remind of "8 and a half" by fellini, which was a masterclass filmmaking in itself, but this one goes a bit on a lighter side, making it a unique experience. Definitely recommend it in 2021. ---- 8.5/10
The scenes whenever there is some information provided related to filmmaking or lives of actors, it is very genuine and comes from the very experience of a prolific director like Truffaut. This not only gives a tribute to two of the very first actresses in Cinema, but also to every other directors and cast and crew wjo hafe gone through similar experiences while filmmaking. Thus, it also resonates in today's date. The difficulties of filmmaking like losing out cast amid the filmmaking, personal issues of actors and crew cropping up, and how professionalism is dealt with such personal care is something to take from the film. The film is funny at some instances and thus makes the watching a feel-good film instead of getting heavy dose of "problems of filmmaking".
To a certain extent, it does remind of "8 and a half" by fellini, which was a masterclass filmmaking in itself, but this one goes a bit on a lighter side, making it a unique experience. Definitely recommend it in 2021. ---- 8.5/10