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Afternoon Reading: I Expected the Worst...

Duncan Minshall

Afternoon Reading: I Expected the Worst...: Episode 2: Truffaut Letters

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I Expected the Worst...

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Episode 2: Truffaut Letters

Truffaut Letters

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By Francois Truffaut. Dubious actors, bad music, freedom of speech and favourite recipes.

By Francois Truffaut. Three directors' adventures in film. Francois Truffaut on dubious actors, bad music, freedom of speech and some favourite recipes. Read by Ben Miles.

"Dear Monsieur,

You do me too great an honour in asking my advice. I have never written a shooting script and I never know where I'm going to place the camera one hour before I start shooting, which is to say, before seeing the actors move through the set..."

A series of three readings, in which famous directors describe their adventures in the 
the movie business:

2. Francois Truffaut: Letters.
His missives are a rich source of insight and amusement, as he considers the likes of dubious actors, terrible music, freedom of expression and favourite foods...

Read by Ben Miles
Producer Duncan Minshull.

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