Stolen Portraits [VHS]

Stolen Portraits [VHS]
by Serge Toubiana, Michel Pascal

Stolen Portraits [VHS]
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Actor: Alexandre Astruc, Catherine Deneuve, Jean-Louis Richard, Marcel Berbert, Oskar Werner
Director: Michel Pascal, Serge Toubiana
Edition: VHS Tape
Format: Color, NTSC
Running Time: 93 minutes
Release Date: 1998-01-01
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Publisher: Fox Lorber
Studio: Fox Lorber

VHS Movie Reviews of Stolen Portraits [VHS]

Movie Review: For Truffaut fans only
Summary: 3 Stars

This movie is very well titled. This is by no means a complete portrait of Francois Truffaut. It is only a few "Stolen Portraits" strung together.

Much of the footage here is quite interesting and informative. What is most noticeable about the film, however, is not what is included but what is missing. A previous reviewer remarked on the notable absence of Jean-Pierre Leaud. To that I would also ask, since Truffaut was so noted for his work with children, why no interview with the grown-up Jean-Pierre Cargol from the "Wild Child"? Or with any of the kids from "Small Change?" And what I wouldn't have given for an interview with Isabelle Adjani!

There is one brief scene where Truffaut and Cargol are seen talking between takes of "The Wild Child." It is the only scene in this movie where we see Truffaut being Truffaut, and it leaves you wanting much, much more.

Still, I give the movie three stars because it is a valuable reference for anyone who considers themself a major Truffaut fan. However, the movie should really come with the warning "For Truffaut fans only" because if you are asking yourself "Who is Francois Truffaut?"...this movie is not a good introduction. Go watch "The 400 Blows" instead.

Summary of Stolen Portraits [VHS]

This documentary about the life and career of the late French master, Fran?ois Truffaut, offers a lot of intriguing information that draws striking parallels between the stories he told in film and the ones he lived in real life. The film goes to great lengths to find the truth about his long-missing father and to tell relate his attempts to track down his real dad. Still, despite interviews with most of the stars and contemporaries who knew him best, the man at the center of this retrospective kept himself too deeply hidden to be able to truly explore what led to the amazing body of work he left behind. --Marshall Fine

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