François Truffaut, My Life, a Screenplay

François Truffaut likened films to trains, stating, “They move like trains, you understand? Like trains in the night.” His life mirrored that pace: swift and unwavering. He was 52 when he abruptly reached the terminus of his life. A few months earlier, he had embarked on a journey with his old confidant Claude de Givray, exploring his familial past. But time wasn’t on his side, leaving his envisioned autobiography, Le scénario de ma vie, incomplete. Fragments of this untold intimate tale are now unveiled, enriched with previously unseen correspondence and archival materials.