François Truffaut
Biography
François Roland Truffaut (February 6, 1932 â 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
Top 40 Movies
Heart of the Festival
2002
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
2019
The Story of AdĂšle H.
1975
Small Change
1976
Vadim Mister Cool
2016
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
2018
The 400 Blows
1959
Day for Night
1973
The Man Who Loved Women
1977
The Wild Child
1970
Bed and Board
1970
The Soft Skin
1964
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017
Langlois
1970
Two English Girls
1971
The Kreutzer Sonata
1956
The Green Room
1978
Godard Cinema
2023
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me
1972
François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay
2024
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien lĂ
2010
Foolâs Mate
1956
Godard by Godard
2023
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
1993
Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years
2004
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
2023
Portrait of François Truffaut
1961
Two in the Wave
2010
Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman
2016
Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte
2021
Sous le soleil de Pialat
2021
François Truffaut: Des films d'amour !
2020
Passion Fanny Ardant
2023
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child
1996
The World of Jacques Demy
1995