I was lucky enough to see a print of this years ago. It is a lush, quiet and complicated film. Truffaut, as Julien Davenne, is a cipher. Do we like him? Do we believe him?
Since the first time I saw it, I have said The Green Room is my favorite Truffaut film while The 400 Blows is my favorite film. These things remain true today. This cannot be my favorite film; it is too bleak, too upsetting. But I love it. I keep it with me in my mind. Seek it out. I hope it comes to the big screen again.