The two, who are both reviewers of "Cinebook" and the main characters of "New Wave" films, once sympathized with each other and broke openly after the release of "La Nuit Americaine". Godard sarcastically called Truffaut "the merchant of the morning and the poet of the afternoon".
The break between the two seemed a bit sudden, because when Godard had a car accident in 1971, Truffaut went to the hospital to visit him, and even Truffaut publicly paid tribute to him in "La Nuit Americaine" - "Jean- In the close-up shots in the little book of Luc Godard, in addition to this, Truffaut used the classic lines from "Contempt" more than once. He shouted, and the lines came from "Contempt": "What kind of movie is this? What industry is this? I despise you, I despise movies!"
On the one hand, Godard expressed dissatisfaction with Truffaut's creations that tended to be Hollywood-style, on the other hand, he seemed to be complaining about Truffaut's "dishonesty" - in "La Nuit Americaine", only Truffaut was The director played was not involved in any peach incidents, but outside the movie, Truffaut actually had a love affair with the heroine.
A once close partner turned against each other, becoming an irreversible wound in the short-lived "New Wave" film movement.
