
In 1962 while presenting Jules et Jim at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, which earned him the Best Director Award, François Truffaut shot this playful short film in 16 mm. A brief black‑and‑white sketch featuring Truffaut himself as a would-be assassin staging a comic murder in the lobby of the Hotel Hermitage. The film was rarely seen until its rediscovery and screening at MDQFF 2016.

The Assassin
The Victim

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In 1962 while presenting Jules et Jim at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, which earned him the Best Director Award, François Truffaut shot this playful short film in 16 mm. A brief black‑and‑white sketch featuring Truffaut himself as a would-be assassin staging a comic murder in the lobby of the Hotel Hermitage. The film was rarely seen until its rediscovery and screening at MDQFF 2016.

The Assassin
The Victim

Accomplice N°1

Accomplice N°2

Movie / 2017

Movie / 2019

Movie / 2012

Movie / 2023

Movie / 1994

Movie / 2016

Movie / 2011

Movie / 2007

Movie / 1997

Movie / 2010

Movie / 2014

Movie / 2021

Movie / 2018

Movie / 2019

Movie / 2019

Movie / 1972

Movie / 2009

Movie / 1985

Movie / 2015

Movie / 2017