The filmmaker writes for "l'Association des amis de Sacha Guitry," another great French screenwriter.

François Truffaut's card for "l'Association des amis de Sacha Guitry". Black pen. 14 cm x 10.5 cm. Undated.

From FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT, a contribution to Sacha Guitry's friends and best wishes.

François Truffaut (1932 - 1984) was a French filmmaker, one of the greatest icons in the history of 20th-century cinema. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor. He won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film with "Day for Night" and the Best Director award at the Cannes Film Festival with "The 400 Blows".

Truffaut argued that film is an individual production, like a song or a book. This theory gave rise to the "Nouvelle Vague," characterized by intimate and low-budget productions. Along with Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut inspired filmmakers such as Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, and Martin Scorsese.

Sacha Guitry is another great French director and screenwriter, still much admired by intellectual elites. He wrote 124 plays and directed 36 films, many of which are considered classics of French cinema.

Why is this document rare?

"L'association des amis de Sacha Guitry" was a group of influential French intellectuals, such as François Truffaut and Michel Tournier, who joined together to preserve the memory of Sacha Guitry and his extraordinary collection of... letters and autographs. This handwritten note, in perfect condition, accompanied Truffaut's annual contribution to the association.

This document was donated by the Glorias collection to the Cinémathèque Française in Paris in October 2014.

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