Jean-Pierre Léaud Biography
Jean-Pierre Léaud (born May 28, 1944) is a French actor, best known for playing Antoine Doinel in François Truffaut's series of films about that character, beginning with The 400 Blows (1959). He also worked with Aki Kaurismäki, Pier Paolo Pasolini, Jacques Rivette, and Tsai Ming-liang. He is a significant figure of the French New Wave, having appeared in eight films by Jean-Luc Godard and seven by François Truffaut.
Jean-Pierre Léaud Movies
Jean-Pierre Léaud TV Shows
Jean-Pierre Léaud Quotes
The Reality of Relationships and Perception
Alphonse:
Let me ask you, are women magic?
Lajoie:
No, they're not. Neither are men. If a woman says she's known outstanding men, it means she's slept around.
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The Complexity of Love and Despair
Alphonse:
You see, I've made a terrible discovery. You can be desperately in love with someone you despise, whose every gesture, word and thought you detest!
Julie:
What right have you to say that? Say you made a mistake but never be ashamed of having loved. By despising Liliane, you're merely degrading yourself.
Alphonse:
Maybe you're right. Anyway, my love affairs have always ended badly. I thought women were magic.
Julie:
Of course they're not magic. Or men are too. Everyone's magic, and no one is.
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