The reality is simple: were they truly "men of desire," or were they just "men ignored"?

Jean-Luc Godard and Ingmar Bergman were nothing more than "intellectual dictators" who could only handle what they could control.
They were pathetically ignored and snubbed by the true legends—Brigitte Bardot and Ingrid Bergman (lol).

While those two were stuck in their own small circles, Luchino Visconti and François Truffaut operated on a completely different level of "human magnetism."

Ingrid Thulin, Claudia Cardinale, Silvana Mangano, and Romy Schneider—these icons didn't just work for Visconti; they reached their absolute zenith under his aristocratic command.

But in the end, it was François Truffaut who stood as the ultimate winner.
As a straight man who truly adored women, he was the only one genuinely "chosen" and loved back by the greatest actresses of his time.


フランソワ・トリュフォー