These notes accompany screenings of Francois Truffaut’s </em>Fahrenheit 451</a> on April 2, 3, and 4 in Theater 3.</p>
By the mid-1960s, I had already made up my mind that Francois Truffaut (1932–1984) was my favorite of the French New Wave directors, who had transcended their roots as film critics.

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Francois Truffaut’s Fahrenheit 451
Francois Truffaut’s Shoot the Piano Player
These notes accompany screenings of Pierre Etaix’s Happy Anniversary and Francois Truffaut’s </em>Shoot the Piano Player</a> on July 24, 25, and 26 in Theater 3.</p>
Pierre Etaix, now 84, has almost single-handedly kept the concept of physical comedy alive in France (the legacy of Max Linder and Rene Clair)
Francois Truffaut’s The 400 Blows
These notes accompany screenings of Francois Truffaut’s </em>The 400 Blows</a> on June 5, 6, and 7 in Theater 3.</p>
In the interest of full disclosure, let me make it clear at the outset that of all the directors who came along
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