The Green Room

Following a sharp argument over living in the past, Cecilia (Nathalie Baye), newly reacquainted with widower Davenne (director Francois Truffaut), explains why she shares his point of view, in The Green Room a.k.a. The Vanishing Fiancee', 1978, adapted from a Henry James story.

Shortly after the funeral of a friend's wife, small-town French journalist, World War I veteran and widower Davenne (director Francois Truffaut) with his landlady (Jeanne Lobre) and her son (Patrick Maleon), early in The Green Room, a.k.a. The Vanishing Fiancee', 1978.

After a credit sequence comprised of stylized, grim World War I footage, director Francois Truffaut as journalist and veteran Davenne, supporting a friend (Bernard Humbert) at his wife's funeral, Jean-Pierre Ducos the priest, opening The Green Room, a.k.a. The Vanishing Fiancee', 1978.