《眼之愉悦》将弗朗索瓦·特吕弗的电影论文、电影评论，以及艺术主题的随笔整理结集，见证了特吕弗在拍摄电影的同时从事的写作活动。为电影爱好者进一步了解这位伟大的法国新浪潮电影大师的创作和思维提供了第一手的翔实资料。
在法国大导演中，大概要数弗朗索瓦·特吕弗撰写的电影评论数量最多了：20世纪50年代，他作为影评人和笔战者撰写影评，当上导演以后，他又以随笔家的身份为朋友的书写序，或者重新评论他最喜爱的导演。他在电影作家与电影导演的双重身份间来回游走，如鱼得水。
20世纪80年代初，他计划出一本新的影评集，作为《我生命中的电影》（1975年）一书的续篇。这本《眼之愉悦》精选了特吕弗在其电影生涯的各个阶段创作的大量作品：从早期发表在《艺术》和《电影手册》上的影评（其中包括1954年发表的那篇著名的《法国电影的某种趋势》），到晚期对拍摄电影的经验总结。

In the 19th century a mysterious woman named Adele H. crosses the ocean, from Europe to North America, to relentlessly pursue an handsome officer that denies her satisfaction.

Love at Twenty unites five directors from five different countries to present their different perspectives on what love really is at the age of 20. The episodes are united with the score of Georges Delerue and still photos of Henri Cartier-Bresson.

For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene, trying to plan for a better life. When one of their schemes goes awry, Antoine ends up in trouble with the law, leading to even more conflicts with unsympathetic authority figures.