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François Truffaut

Directing · 1932–1984 · Paris, France

Biography

François Roland Truffaut (February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984) was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five films. Along with Jean-Luc Godard, Truffaut was one of the most influential figures of the French New Wave, inspiring directors such as Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, Brian De Palma, Martin Scorsese and Wes Anderson.

Known for

Filmography

2026DeterminationSelf (archival footage)
2025Being Bo WiderbergSelf (archive footage)
2025Postface à l’AtalanteSelf
2024Short Cuts : Stolen KissesOriginal Film Writer
2024François Truffaut: My Life, a ScreenplaySelf (archive footage)
2023Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the cameraSelf (archive footage)
2023Passion Fanny ArdantSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2023Godard CinemaSelf (archive footage)
2023Short cuts : François Truffaut's The Woman Next DoorOriginal Film Writer
2023Godard by GodardSelf (archive footage)
2022Deneuve, la reine CatherineSelf (archive footage)
2021Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefortarchive footage
2021Sous le soleil de PialatSelf (archive footage)
2021Jim Morrison: The EndSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2021Morceaux de Cannes
2021Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinteSelf (archive footage)
2020François Truffaut: Des films d'amour !Self
2020Les secrets de François TruffautSelf (archive footage)
2019Introducing My Father, François TruffautSelf (Archive Footage)
2019André Malraux: Writer, Politician, AdventurerSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2019When Hitchcock met O'CaseySelf (archive footage)
2018Françoise Dorléac, une promesseSelf (archive footage)
2018Jeanne Moreau: Free SpiritSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2017John Travolta, le miraculé d'HollywoodSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2016Vadim Mister CoolSelf (archive footage)
2016Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman
2016Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une ruptureSelf (archive footage)
2014François Truffaut l'insoumisSelf (archive footage)
2013Ain't MisbehavinSelf (archive footage)
2012To Be... A ClassicSelf (archive footage)
2011The Magic SkinIdea
2010Two in the WaveSelf (archive footage)
2010Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien làSelf (archive footage)
2009Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'Self (archive footage)
2009On the Trail of the New WaveSelf (archive footage)
2009Looking for TruffautSelf (archive footage)
2006Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'Self (archive footage)
2004Alfred Hitchcock: The Early YearsSelf (audio archival footage)
2004Their First FilmsDirector
2003Un film et son époqueSelf (archive footage)
2002The Truth About CharlieOriginal Film Writer
2002Heart of the FestivalSelf (archive footage)
2001Léaud l'uniqueSelf (archive) - filmmaker
2000Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmasSelf
1999Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. HitchcockSelf (archive footage)
1997Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomoSelf (archive footage)
1996Rossellini, un Prométhée franciscainSelf (archive) - film critic, filmmaker
1996François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild ChildSelf (archive footage)
1996François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & DeathSelf (archive footage)
1995The World of Jacques DemySelf (archive footage)
1995Belle ÉpoqueWriter
1994The Secret of the Wild ChildSelf
1993François Truffaut: Stolen PortraitsSelf (archive footage)
1992Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New WaveSelf (archive footage)
1988The Little ThiefStory
1987Wings of DesireIn Memory Of
1983The Man Who Loved WomenOriginal Film Writer
1983Confidentially YoursDirector
1983BreathlessAuthor
1981The Woman Next DoorProducer
1980The Last MetroDirector
1979Love on the RunProducer
1978Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain BlondenessSelf
1978The Green RoomJulien Davenne
1978Ciné regardsSelf
1977Close Encounters of the Third KindClaude Lacombe
1977François TruffautSelf
1977The Man Who Loved WomenUn homme aux fénérailles (uncredited)
1976Small ChangeMartine's father
1976That KidProducer
1975The Story of Adèle H.Officer (uncredited)
1975I'm a Stranger Here MyselfSelf
1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf
1975ApostrophesSelf
1974Les Musiciens de la pelliculelui-même
1974Spécial cinémaSelf
1973Omnibus: François TruffautSelf
1973Day for NightFerrand, the Director
1972A Gorgeous Girl Like MeJournalist (voice) (uncredited)
1972Le Grand ÉchiquierSelf
1971Two English GirlsNarrator (voice) (uncredited)
1970LangloisSelf
1970Bed and BoardLe Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited)
1970The Wild ChildLe Dr Jean Itard
1970Cinéastes de notre temps : François Truffaut : Dix ans, dix filmsSelf
1969Mississippi MermaidDirector
1969Naked ChildhoodProducer
1968Stolen KissesDirector
1968The Bride Wore BlackDirector
1967OmnibusSelf
1967The Birth of Children of ParadiseSelf
1966Carl Th. DreyerSelf
1966Fahrenheit 451Screenplay
1965Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical SpiritSelf
1964Pour le plaisirSelf
1964La Nouvelle Vague par elle-mêmeSelf
1964The Soft SkinLe Pompiste (voice) (uncredited)
1964Mata Hari, Agent H21Screenplay
1963Take It AllSelf (uncredited)
1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf
1962Los 4 GolpesThe Assassin
1962Antoine and ColetteDirector
1962Love at TwentyWriter
1962A Swelled HeadWriter
1962Jules and JimProducer
1961Le scarabée d'orProducer
1961A Story of WaterWriter
1961Portrait of François TruffautSelf
1960The Army GameLe taulard passionné de lecture
1960Shoot the Piano PlayerDirector
1960BreathlessOriginal Story
1960Testament of OrpheusAssociate Producer
1959The 400 BlowsHomme dans une fête foraine (non crédité)
1958The OverworkedWriter
1958Anna the MaidProducer
1957The Mischief MakersDirector
1956Fool’s MateParty guest (uncredited)
1956CinépanoramaSelf
1956The Kreutzer SonataCameo (uncredited)
1954Reflets de CannesSelf

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