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Direction
Truffaut's freeze-frames that feel like memory itself stuttering.
Cinematography
Raoul Coutard's handheld freedom — the birth of 'cool' on film.
Acting
Jeanne Moreau invented the manic pixie dream girl then broke her.

Director
François Truffaut
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