''Une Visite'' (french: A Visit) was the first short film made by 23-year-old

François Truffaut François Roland Truffaut ( , ; ; 6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984) was a French film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film critic. He is widely regarded as one of the founders of the French New Wave. After a career of more tha ...

. It was filmed in

Jacques Doniol-Valcroze Jacques Doniol-Valcroze (; 15 March 1920 – 6 October 1989) was a French actor, critic, screenwriter, and director. In 1951, Doniol-Valcroze was a co-founder of the renowned film magazine ''Cahiers du cinéma'', along with André Bazin and Jo ...

’s apartment and its crew included

Jacques Rivette Jacques Rivette (; 1 March 1928 – 29 January 2016) was a French film director and film critic most commonly associated with the French New Wave and the film magazine ''Cahiers du Cinéma''. He made twenty-nine films, including ''L'amour fou' ...

Alain Resnais Alain Resnais (; 3 June 19221 March 2014) was a French film director and screenwriter whose career extended over more than six decades. After training as a film editor in the mid-1940s, he went on to direct a number of short films which included ...

and Truffaut's boyhood friend Robert Lachenay. It was only briefly screened for friends and is the only Truffaut film that has never been available for public viewing since Truffaut was unhappy with it. Truffaut usually told people that no copies of the film existed, but in 1982 he made a 35mm print of the film and screened it for friends.

Plot

A young man tries unsuccessfully to seduce a young woman with whom he lives.

Cast

* Francis Cognany * Florence Doniol-Valcroze * Laura Mauri * Jean-José RicherAllen, Don. ''Finally Truffaut''. New York: Beaufort Books. 1985. . . pp. 223.

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References

Films directed by François Truffaut French short films Films with screenplays by François Truffaut 1950s French-language films 1950s French films {{1950s-France-film-stub