Les Mistons
| Les Mistons | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | François Truffaut |
| Written by | François Truffaut |
| Based on | Virginales by Maurice Pons |
| Produced by | Robert Lachenay |
| Starring | Gérard Blain Bernadette Lafont Michel François |
| Narrated by | Michel François |
| Cinematography | Jean Malige |
| Edited by | Cécile Decugis |
| Music by | Maurice Le Roux |
Production company | Les Films du Carrosse |
Release date |
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Running time | 26 minutes 17 minutes (Truffaut's re-cut version) |
| Language | French |
Les Mistons (The Mischief Makers) is a French short film written and directed by François Truffaut in 1957.[1][2] It was his second film after Une Visite in 1955 but it is considered his "first short film of any real consequence".[3][4] Truffaut simply called it "my first real film".[5] Moreover, it was Bernadette Lafont's film debut.[6] She was at that time Gérard Blain's wife.[5][7] The film demonstrates already some examples for Truffaut's "trademark tracking shots" and would "help define his style" as well as "set Truffaut on a path for his career".[8][9] Truffaut's narrative stresses the details of life, hereby establishing one of the traits of the French New Wave. Thus he also became a predecessor of French film directors such as Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amélie).[10] It has been stated that the formation of the French New Wave could be "tracked through two short films": Jean-Luc Godard's All the Boys Are Called Patrick and Truffaut's Les Mistons.[11] In 2013 the Museum of Modern Art in New York City screened this film together with Truffaut's The 400 Blows.[12][13]
Plot
[edit | edit source]The story takes place in Provencal France, where a group of young boys ("mistons" roughly translates "brats") are infatuated with a beautiful young woman. Jealous of her passionate affair, they conspire to make mischief for the woman and her boyfriend.
Production
[edit | edit source]The film was shot on location in Bernadette Lafont's hometown Nîmes in Southern France.[6][14] It sports the town's Roman arena.[10] It was shot on 35mm film without live sound.[15]
DVD release
[edit | edit source]In 1999 the film was released on a DVD which also contained Antoine and Colette.[8][16] In 2007 Les Mistons was again released, this time as a part of a DVD collection. The extras included an introduction by film historian Serge Toubiana and an audio commentary by Truffaut's assistant, Claude de Givray.[17][18]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Les Mistons at IMDbLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- The Mischief Makers at Rotten TomatoesLua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
- https://archive.org/details/les-mistons-1957 Complete movie at archive.org