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Director
François Truffaut
- Born February 6, 1932 in Paris, France
- Died October 21, 1984
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
Close Encounters of the Third Kind1977
The 400 Blows1959
Breathless1960
Wings of Desire1987
Fahrenheit 4511966
Jules and Jim1962
Day for Night1973
The Last Metro1980
Filmography
- 2026DeterminationFilmSelf (archival footage)
- 2025Being Bo WiderbergFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2025Postface à l’AtalanteFilmSelf
- 2024François Truffaut: My Life, a ScreenplayFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2024Short Cuts : Stolen KissesFilmOriginal Film Writer
- 2023Godard CinemaFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2023Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the cameraFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2023Godard by GodardFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2023Passion Fanny ArdantFilmSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- 2023Short cuts : François Truffaut's The Woman Next DoorFilmOriginal Film Writer
- 2022Deneuve, la reine CatherineFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2021Jim Morrison: The EndFilmSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- 2021Sous le soleil de PialatFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2021Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinteFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2021Morceaux de CannesFilm
- 2021Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of RochefortFilmarchive footage
- 2020Les secrets de François TruffautFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2020François Truffaut: Des films d'amour !FilmSelf
- 2019André Malraux: Writer, Politician, AdventurerFilmSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- 2019Introducing My Father, François TruffautFilmSelf (Archive Footage)
- 2019When Hitchcock met O'CaseyFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2018Jeanne Moreau: Free SpiritFilmSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- 2018Françoise Dorléac, une promesseFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2017John Travolta, le miraculé d'HollywoodFilmSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- 2016Vadim Mister CoolFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2016Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free WomanFilm
- 2016Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une ruptureFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2015Hitchcock/TruffautFilmSelf
- 2014François Truffaut l'insoumisFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2013Ain't MisbehavinFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2012To Be... A ClassicFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2011The Magic SkinFilmIdea
- 2010Two in the WaveFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2010Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien làFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2009Looking for TruffautFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2009On the Trail of the New WaveFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2009Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2006Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'FilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2004Alfred Hitchcock: The Early YearsFilmSelf (audio archival footage)
- 2004Their First FilmsFilmDirector
- 2003Un film et son époqueSeriesSelf (archive footage)
- 2002The Truth About CharlieFilmOriginal Film Writer
- 2002Heart of the FestivalFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 2001Léaud l'uniqueFilmSelf (archive) - filmmaker
- 2000Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmasFilmSelf
- 1999Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. HitchcockFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1997Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomoFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1996François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild ChildFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1996François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & DeathFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1996Rossellini, un Prométhée franciscainFilmSelf - film critic, filmmaker (archive footage)
- 1995The World of Jacques DemyFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1995Belle ÉpoqueSeriesWriter
- 1994The Secret of the Wild ChildFilmSelf
- 1993François Truffaut: Stolen PortraitsFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1992Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New WaveFilmSelf (archive footage)
- 1988The Little ThiefFilmStory
- 1987Wings of DesireFilmIn Memory Of
- 1983BreathlessFilmAuthor
- 1983Confidentially YoursFilmDirector, Screenplay, Producer, Adaptation, Dialogue
- 1983The Man Who Loved WomenFilmOriginal Film Writer
- 1981The Woman Next DoorFilmDirector, Screenplay, Producer
- 1980The Last MetroFilmDirector, Screenplay, Producer, Dialogue
- 1979Love on the RunFilmDirector, Producer, Screenplay
- 1978The Green RoomFilmJulien Davenne, Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 1978Ciné regardsSeriesSelf
- 1978Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain BlondenessFilmSelf
- 1977Close Encounters of the Third KindFilmClaude Lacombe
- 1977The Man Who Loved WomenFilmUn homme aux fénérailles (uncredited), Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 1977François TruffautFilmSelf
- 1976Small ChangeFilmMartine's father, Director, Screenplay, Producer
- 1976That KidFilmProducer
- 1975The Story of Adèle H.FilmOfficer (uncredited), Director, Screenplay
- 1975I'm a Stranger Here MyselfFilmSelf
- 1975ApostrophesSeriesSelf
- 1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSeriesSelf
- 1974Spécial cinémaSeriesSelf
- 1974Les Musiciens de la pelliculeSerieslui-même
- 1973Day for NightFilmFerrand, the Director, Director, Screenplay
- 1973Omnibus: François TruffautFilmSelf
- 1972A Gorgeous Kid Like MeFilmJournalist (voice) (uncredited), Director, Writer