Les Mistons
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Les Mistons | |
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Directed by | François Truffaut |
Written by | François Truffaut |
Starring | Gérard Blain Bernadette Lafont Michel François |
Release date(s) | November 6, 1958 |
Running time | 23 min |
Language | French |
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Les Mistons (The Mischief Makers) is a short film directed by François Truffaut in 1957 in black-and-white.
The story takes place in rural 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.
Truffaut's technique celebrates the small things in life, something that later characterized the whole French New Wave, and was very influential with later French film directors such as Jean-Pierre Jeunet (Amelie).
The film was shot on location in the town of Nimes, in the south of France.
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The Films of François Truffaut | |
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1950s | Une Visite • Les Mistons • Une Histoire d'eau • The 400 Blows |
1960s | Shoot the Piano Player • Jules and Jim • Antoine and Colette • The Soft Skin • Fahrenheit 451 • The Bride Wore Black • Stolen Kisses • Mississippi Mermaid |
1970s | The Wild Child • Bed and Board • Two English Girls • Such a Gorgeous Kid Like Me • Day for Night • The Story of Adele H. • Small Change • The Man Who Loved Women • The Green Room • Love on the Run |
1980s | The Last Metro • The Woman Next Door • Confidentially Yours |
Screenplay only | Breathless • The Little Thief • Belle Époque (miniseries) |