Vivement Truffaut

Synopsis

A tribute to the late, great French director Francois Truffaut, this documentary was undoubtedly named after his last movie, Vivement Dimanche!, released in 1983. Included in this overview of Truffaut's contribution to filmmaking are clips from 14 of his movies arranged according to the themes he favored. These include childhood, literature, the cinema itself, romance, marriage, and death.

Cast

Jeanne Moreau

Narrator / Self / Catherine

Catherine Deneuve

Self / Marion (archive footage)

Claude Jade

Self / Christine (archive footage)

Marie Dubois

Self / Lena (archive footage)

Fanny Ardant

Self / Barbara (archive footage)

Jacqueline Bisset

Self / Julie (archive footage)

Brigitte Fossey

Self / Geneviève (archive footage)

Bernadette Lafont

Self / Camille (archive footage)

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Self / Doinel (archive footage)

Gérard Depardieu

Self / Bernard (archive footage)