Mistons, Les (The Brats)

A lyrical and nostalgic work tinged with sadness and resentment, this 23-minute short is Truffaut's debut and one of the first films to set the tone for the Nouvelle Vague. Filmed outside in the streets and parks of Nime using natural light and a small film crew, the movie chronicles an eventful summer in the lives of five adolescent boys who become fascinated with Bernadette, a sensuous young woman who awakens their first feelings of sexual desire.