Discussion Post 10.13

https://www.moviemaker.com/archives/moviemaking/directing/francois-truffaut-french-new-wave-video/
This article goes through the important role that François Truffaut played in the way films were made during the New Wave Cinema. One of the most interesting points made in this article was around the motivations behind the New Wave Cinema. It is often talked about how Francois Truffaut and other new wave directors rejected many of the "traditional" forms of directing during the new wave. This article explains why the new wave director felt the need to rejected. In the video attached to the article, Truffaut states that he "like cinema as it was, but felt it lacked sincerity" and "just wanted to improve it". I found this idea to be interesting because up to this point I believed that the motivation for the movement of new wave cinema was trying to completely change the way cinema was made.

The article mentions Truffaut's first film "Les 400 Coups". The film was autobiographical, but for Truffuat it was more than just a retelling of a certain part of his life. The article explains that this was a way for Truffaut to examine his own values, and convey what really mattered to him. This shows another very personal aspect of the films made during the New Wave. For this reason, I believe the New Wave became more appealing to the public. It was more than just a different way of filming, but it was also more sincere to the lives of the directors and probably the audience.