Translated from French. Includes bibliographical references (pages 325-328) and index.
Contents:
Preface to the English edition of François Truffaut: the lost secret / Anne Gillain -- Emotion and the authorial fantasmatic: an introduction to Anne Gillian's François Truffaut: the lost secret / Alistair Fox -- Preface to the original French edition: One secret can hide another / Jean Gruault -- Introduction: The secret of the Art -- Family Secrets: The 400 Blows (1959), The Woman Next Door (1981) -- deceptions: Shoot the piano player (1960), The soft skin (1964) -- Queen-women: Jules and Jim (1962), The last metro (1980) -- Sentimental educations: Stolen kisses (1968), Two English girls (1971) -- Criminal women: The bride wore black (1967), A Gorgeous Girl Like Me (1972) -- In Search of the Father: Fahrenheit 451 (1966), Day for night (1973) -- Marriages: Mississippi mermaid (1969), Bed and board (1970) -- Words and things: The wild child (1970), The story of Adèle H. (1975) -- The child king: small change (1976), Love on the run (1979) -- Fetishism and mourning: The man who loved women (1977), The green room (1978) -- The role of play: confidentially yours (1983) -- Conclusion: The art of the secret.
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