The François Truffaut Collection

[pro-bassoonist]

British distributors Artificial Eye have sent us details for their upcoming Francois Truffaut Blu-ray box sets. Both will be available for purchase on November 24th.

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The François Truffaut Collection Blu-ray PRE-ORDER

The Adventures of Antoine Doinel: Five Films by François Truffaut Blu-ray PRE-ORDER

THE ADVENTURES OF ANTOINE DOINEL: 5 FILMS BY FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT
Released as a 4 disc DVD (RRP £34.99) and 4 disc Blu-ray set (RRP £39.99)



THE 400 BLOWS
Presentation of the film by Serge Toubiana
Screen Tests
Commentary by Robert Lachenay
Trailer

STOLEN KISSES
Presentation of the film by Serge Toubiana
Commentary with actress Claude Jade and screenwrite Claude de Givray
An appeal by Truffaut and Godard for French Cinema
Trailer

BED & BOARD
Presentation of the film by critic Serge Toubiana
Commentary by actress Claude Jade and screenwriter Claude de Givray
Short Film: Antoine & Collette
Presentation of the short film by Serge Toubiana
Commentary of the short film by MF Pisier
Trailer

LOVE ON THE RUN
Presentation of the film by critic Serge Toubiana
Commentary with Marie-France Pisier
Trailer

THE FRANCOIS TRUFFAUT COLLECTION - 8 DISC SET
Released as an 8 disc DVD (RRP £59.99) and 8 disc Blu-ray set (RRP £69.99)





SHOOT THE PIANIST
Presentation of the film by Serge Toubiana
Commentary by cinematographer Raoul Coutard
Marie Doubois' screen tests
Trailer

JULES ET JIM
Presentation of the film by Serge Toubiana
Jeanne Moreau comments on the film
Trailer

THE SOFT SKIN
Presentation of the film by Serge Toubiana
Commentary with Jean- Louis Richard
Trailer

ANNE & MURIEL
Presentation of the film by Serge Toubiana
Commentary with screenwriter Jean Gruault
Trailer

A GORGEOUS GIRL LIKE ME
Short Film: Les Mistons
Presentation of the short film by Serge Toubiana
Commentary of the short film by Claude De Givray

THE LAST METRO
Presentation of the film by Serge Toubiana
Commentary with Gerard Depardieu and Film Historian Jean-Pierre Azema
Deleted Scene
Trailer

THE WOMAN NEXT DOOR
Presentation of the film by Serge Toubiana
Commentary by Veronique Silver
Fanny Ardant and Gerard Depardieu comment on key scenes
Trailer

FINALLY, SUNDAY
Presentation of the film by Serge Toubiana
Commentary by Jean-Louis Trintignant
Trailer

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[Pizzamorg]

For such an important director I've seen surprisingly few of these films, so I might pick this up and educate myself.

[JJJ225]

Not loving those covers. Would have preferred a fancy box set.

[Todd Tomorrow]

At last some more Truffaut on Blu. Both sets are must-owns for me. Hopefully there will be more releases to follow. Especially would love Day for Night, The Wild Child, The Story of Adele H. A UK version of The Bride Wore Black would be appreciated as well.

[filmmusic]

I have only seen the Woman next door of these, and I would like to get it.
I wonder though about some others that have been released by Criterion too, what release is the best.
For starters, the Criterion ones have much more extras.

[thewerepuppygrr]

Nice! Good price points, too. Hope the box art is cool for both sets.

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by filmmusic

I have only seen the Woman next door of these, and I would like to get it.
I wonder though about some others that have been released by Criterion too, what release is the best.
For starters, the Criterion ones have much more extras.

The MK2 commentaries alone are good enough reason to strongly recommend buying these releases.

Raoul Coutard's commentary, for instance, is one of the very best ever recorded. No amount of exclusive interviews with "film historians" would ever provide you with the type of invaluable information Mr. Coutard offers.

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[pro-bassoonist]

A Gorgeous Girl Like Me Blu-ray



Lovely presentation of the main feature. The short film looks magnificent.

Cousin cousine Blu-ray REVIEW



I'd also recommend seeing Jean-Charles Tacchella's film (see above). A lot more serious romantic comedy but with the same level of enthusiasm. (And with another cameo by Guy Marchand).

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[nitin]

pro-b will you be doing Finally Sunday too?

[pro-bassoonist]

Originally Posted by nitin

pro-b will you be doing Finally Sunday too?

Hello Nitin,

I will try to purchase it because I don't have a screener. (The plan is to have reviews for every single Truffaut release).

We will have reviews up for The Woman Next Door (shortly), Love on the Run, and The Last Metro this week.

Also, non-Truffaut titles: We will have reviews for the Dardennes' Oscar entry, Lilting, and Joe.

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[pro-bassoonist]

The Adventures of Antoine Doinel: Five Films by François Truffaut Blu-ray PRE-ORDER

Updated first post.

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[pro-bassoonist]

The Woman Next Door Blu-ray REVIEW



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[pro-bassoonist]

The Last Metro Blu-ray REVIEW



The technical presentation is good and MK2's audio commentary with Gerard Depardieu is included on the disc. (Though the commentary must have been ported from the standard definition master that was used for the R2 DVD, because it runs at PAL speed and this means that when Depardieu and Azema are not commenting the bits from the film are slightly ahead. I don't think it matters much because if you are not fluent in French you have to read the text since the commentary is in French, but I thought I'd mention this).

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[pro-bassoonist]

Finally, Sunday Blu-ray REVIEW



The François Truffaut Collection Blu-ray REVIEW



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[ijustblumyself]

Ridiculously cheap. Definitely purchasing this and the Antoine set.

[GenPion]

Agreed. I pre-ordered both of them with the price drop but with another set so I have more time to figure out getting them.

[pro-bassoonist]

The Adventures of Antoine Doinel: Five Films by François Truffaut Blu-ray REVIEW



Love on the Run Blu-ray REVIEW



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[JJJ225]

Does anyone have any package shots of the whole box set?

[GenPion]

I haven't seen any yet but my guess is a slipbox with slim-line cases with the same cover artwork as the standalones. This is how Artificial Eye has done these types of director sets in the past.

[hahaef]

Your guess is correct for both Truffaut-boxsets.