François Truffaut: The Lost Secret

Contents

Contents· Preface to the English Edition of François Truffaut: The Lost Secret · Anne Gillain ix· Emotion and the Authorial Fantasmatic: An Introduction to the English Edition of Anne Gillian’s François Truffaut: The Lost Secret · Alistair Fox xxv· Preface to the Original French Edition: One Secret Can Hide Another · Jean Gruault 1· Introduction: The Secret of the Art 5 1 Family Secrets: The 400 Blows (1959), The Woman Next Door (1981) 20 2 Deceptions: Shoot the Piano Player (1960), The Soft Skin (1964) 50 3 Queen-Women: Jules and Jim (1962), The Last Metro (1980) 80 4 Sentimental Educations: Stolen Kisses (1968), Two English Girls (1971) 110 5 Criminal Women: The Bride Wore Black (1967), A Gorgeous Girl Like Me (1972) 140 6 In Search of the Father: Fahrenheit 451 (1966), Day for Night (1973) 160 7 Marriages: Mississippi Mermaid (1969), Bed and Board (1970) 188 8 Words and Things: The Wild Child (1970), The Story of Adèle H. (1975) 206 9 The Child King: Small Change (1976), Love on the Run (1979) 234 10 Fetishism and Mourning: The Man Who Loved Women (1977), The Green Room (1978) 250 11 The Role of Play: Confidentially Yours (1983) 276· Conclusion: The Art of the Secret 283· Notes 293· Filmography 319· Bibliography 325· Index 329 ...