Oskar Werner and Francois Truffaut
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — Oskar Werner
lescamer — 19 years ago(March 29, 2007 03:17 PM)
I know they were friends at first, but then had a fight during Fahrenheit 451, and Werner died two days after Truffaut. I find this quite intriguing. Did they ever become friends or meet again?
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astroleila — 16 years ago(July 03, 2009 12:34 PM)
The reason for their disagreement is still unclear to me, but it seems that Truffaut had been presumptuous, both artistically and personally. According to Werner (in Ein Nachklang), Truffaut made public some of their disagreements about the character development of Montag and made it look as if Werner was the unreasonable one. He also cut some scenes from F451 without taking into consideration Werner's opinions. OW was also against the idea of casting Julie Christie as both Linda and Clarisse. (I strongly agree with OW on this one!) That's the story as told by Werner. I could be wrong, but I don't think they ever mended their relationship after that.
Which isn't surprising: OW doesn't seem like the kind of person who would take what he considers to be betrayal lightly. -
Didisha — 12 years ago(July 04, 2013 01:28 PM)
La chambre verte (1978). The photos on the chapel wall consist of Franois Truffaut's friends and idols, such as Jeanne Moreau, Oskar Werner, Jean Cocteau, Guillaume Apollinaire, Oscar Wilde and Henry James, the author of the story on which the film is based, as well as Maurice Jaubert, whose music is used in the film.