The Mischief Makers

The Mischief Makers (1958)

Les Mistons

A group of young boys develops a crush on a girl, leading to jealousy toward her boyfriend. They scheme to disrupt their relationship, and when the boyfriend catches one of them spying, he punishes him harshly. In retaliation, the boys attempt to make the girl doubt her boyfriend's love.

Date of release
1958-11-06
TMDB
6.8 / 10 (109)
Runtime
18m
Genres
Comedy
Director
François Truffaut

Casting

Interesting facts

Les Mistons is a French short film written and directed by François Truffaut in 1957. It was his second film after Une Visite in 1955 but it is considered his "first short film of any real consequence". Truffaut simply called it "my first real film". Moreover, it was Bernadette Lafont's film debut. She was at that time Gérard Blain's wife. The film demonstrates already some examples for Truffaut's "trademark tracking shots" and would "help define his style" as well as "set Truffaut on a path for his career". Truffaut's narrative stresses the details of life, hereby establishing one of the traits of the French New Wave.

Production

The film was shot on location in Bernadette Lafont's hometown Nîmes in Southern France. It sports the town's Roman arena. It was shot on 35mm film without live sound.

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