François Truffaut

Personal Info

Known For:
Directing

Birthday:
February 6, 1932

Place of Birth:
Paris, France

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François Truffaut

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

Year Movie Role
2024 François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay Self
2023 Godard Cinema Self (archive footage)
2023 Godard by Godard Self (archive footage)
2023 Passion Fanny Ardant Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2023 Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera Self (archive footage)
2021 Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte
2021 Sous le soleil de Pialat Self (archive footage)
2021 Jim Morrison: The End Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2020 François Truffaut: Des films d'amour ! Self
2020 Les secrets de François Truffaut Self (archive footage)
2019 André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2019 When Hitchcock met O'Casey Self (archive footage)
2018 Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2018 Françoise Dorléac, une promesse Self (archive footage)
2017 John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2016 Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture Self (archive footage)
2016 Vadim Mister Cool Self (archive footage)
2015 Hitchcock/Truffaut Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2014 François Truffaut l'insoumis Self (archive footage)
2012 To Be... A Classic Self (archive footage)
2010 Two in the Wave Self (archive footage)
2010 Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là Self (archive footage)
2009 Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious' Self (archive footage)
2009 Looking for Truffaut Self (archive footage)
2009 On the Trail of the New Wave Self (archive footage)
2006 Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City' Self (archive footage)
2004 Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years Self (audio archival footage)
2000 Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas Self
1999 Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock Self (archive footage)
1997 Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo Self (archive footage)
1996 François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child Self (archive footage)
1996 François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death Self (archive footage)
1995 The World of Jacques Demy Self (archive footage)
1994 The Secret of the Wild Child Self
1993 François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits Self (archive footage)
1992 Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave Self (archive footage)
1978 Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness Self
1978 The Green Room Julien Davenne
1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind Claude Lacombe
1977 The Man Who Loved Women Un homme aux fénérailles (uncredited)
1976 Small Change Martine's father
1975 The Story of Adele H. Officer (uncredited)
1975 I'm a Stranger Here Myself Self
1973 Day for Night Directeur Ferrand
1973 Omnibus: François Truffaut Self
1971 Two English Girls Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1970 Bed and Board Le Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited)
1970 The Wild Child Le Dr Jean Itard
1970 Langlois Self
1970 Cinéastes de notre temps : François Truffaut : Dix ans, dix films Self
1968 Postface à l’Atalante Self
1967 The Birth of Children of Paradise Self
1966 Carl Th. Dreyer Self
1965 Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit Self
1964 La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même Self
1964 The Soft Skin Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited)
1963 À tout prendre Self (uncredited)
1962 Los 4 Golpes El Asasino (The Assassin)
1961 Portrait of François Truffaut Self
1960 The Army Game Le taulard passionné de lecture
1959 The 400 Blows Man in Funfair (uncredited)
1956 The Kreutzer Sonata Cameo (uncredited)
1956 Fool’s Mate Party guest (uncredited)
Year TV Show Role
2003 Un film et son époque Self (archive footage)
1975 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche Self
1975 Apostrophes Self
1974 Spécial cinéma Self
1972 Le Grand Échiquier Self
1967 Omnibus Self
1962 The Merv Griffin Show Self
1956 Cinépanorama Self
1954 Reflets de Cannes Self
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