Francois Truffaut Collection (Blu-ray)

This 2-disc Blu-ray collection presents four films by legendary filmmaker Franois Truffaut, one of the French New Waves brilliant architects. THE WILD CHILD (1970) In a most mature and aesthetic achievement, Truffaut creates an absorbing drama, delicate and unpredictable as life itself. Based on the true account of 18th-century doctor Jean-Marc-Gaspard Itard, the film follows the capture of a young boy who is discovered living like an animal in the forest. Truffaut himself gives a memorable performance as Itard, unyielding in his belief that the child, played with haunting precision by Jean-Pierre Cargol, can be transformed into a civilized being. SMALL CHANGE (1976) Truffaut weaves his love of kids and cinema seamlessly together in this tribute to the joys, yearnings, pains and wonders of childhood. The film presents a group of ten youngsters, boys and girls, whose adventures in the quaint village of Thiers illustratefrom the first baby bottle to the first kissthe different stages o