Les Mistons

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Les Mistons
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 provincial 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.

[edit] External links

• Les Mistons at the Internet Movie Database

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