Two English Girls

Truffaut’s most engaging quality -- his tender, easy acceptance of life -- defeats him here.

[Léaud] has the gentleness which is characteristic of Truffaut’s work, but in this case it's unimpressive.

It's wonderful how offhand Franois Truffaut's best films feel. There doesn't seem to be any great effort being made; he doesn't push for his effects, but lets them flower naturally from the simplicities of his stories.

Ardent fans of François Truffaut have often wished that he would give us another Jules and Jim. Now, 11 years after that masterwork, the great French director has obliged with Two English Girls.