JOURNAL ARTICLE

Dancing With Deneuve: A young writer observed a failure in the making while watching François Truffaut in action.

  • Published In: American Scholar, 2023, v. 92, n. 3. P. 9 1 of 3

  • Database: Academic Search Ultimate 2 of 3

  • Authored By: CONAWAY, JAMES 3 of 3

Abstract

The article focuses on article François Truffaut's film "Mississippi Mermaid" starring Catherine Deneuve and Jean-Paul Belmondo. It mentions Writing for United Artists had been pitched to me as a quasi-journalistic enterprise, but the work was both crass and commercial. It also mentions idea of watching Truffaut put together a film and then writing about it, however, was exciting, full of possibility and limit myself to the role of observer.

Additional Information

  • Source:American Scholar. 2023/07, Vol. 92, Issue 3, p9
  • Document Type:Article
  • Subject Area:Film
  • Publication Date:2023
  • ISSN:0003-0937
  • Accession Number:163862055

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