Even the French are giving up on arthouse films. Is this the end of a cinematic era?
Zach Schonfeld
French cinema risks being sacrificed on the altar of market forces; it would be an incalculable loss, says the journalist and critic Zach Schonfeld
February 2022
Ranked
François Truffaut’s 20 best films – ranked
Jules et Jim review – Truffaut’s love triangle is a whirlwind masterpiece
July 2014
Pass notes
Manic Pixie Dream Girls: why their inventor is apologising
Those kooky, free-spirited female characters who pop up in movies to transform the lives of miserable men – we've had enough of them, apparently
July 2011
Classics corner
Jules et Jim by Henri-Pierre Roché – review
Eclipsed by Truffaut’s film rendering, Jules et Jim is a perceptive exploration of desire, writes Lettie Ransley
July 2010
French New Wave photographs to go on show in London
Glimpses of life on set of films such as Lola and Jules et Jim to be displayed at the James Hyman Gallery
June 2008
Jules et Jim
Philip French: It's a majestic film, beautifully photographed in black-and-white widescreen by Raoul Coutard
May 2008
Film blog
I'm Truffaut - go see my movie!
The legendary director on how he made Jules et Jim - and why he likes Ronald Bergan
Jules et Jim
Xan Brooks: Age has not withered Francois Truffaut's 1962 masterpiece
Three's a crowd
When Germaine Greer first saw Truffaut's Jules et Jim in the early 60s, Jeanne Moreau's Catherine seemed a woman after her own heart, following her desires rather than the rules. Is she still such a role model?
May 2000
Derek Malcolm's century of film
François Truffaut: Jules et Jim
The film is full of idyllic moments that translate into doubt and retreat. The atmosphere of gathering gloom with which the film ends is thus totally logical, matching the storm clouds over Europe
