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François Truffaut

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Gender

Male

Birthday

06/02/1932

Day of Death

21/10/1984
(52) years old

Place of Birth

Paris, France

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 ... Read More

Known For

Postface à l’Atalante

François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay

Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera

Passion Fanny Ardant

Godard Cinema

Godard by Godard

Sous le soleil de Pialat

Jim Morrison: The End

Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte

François Truffaut: Des films d'amour !

Filmography

Cast

2025

Postface à l’Atalante

as Self

2024

François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay

as Self (archive footage)

2023

Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the cam...

as Self (archive footage)

2023

Passion Fanny Ardant

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2023

Godard Cinema

as Self (archive footage)

2023

Godard by Godard

as Self (archive footage)

2021

Sous le soleil de Pialat

as Self (archive footage)

2021

Jim Morrison: The End

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2021

Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une...

2020

François Truffaut: Des films d'amour !

as Self

2020

Les secrets de François Truffaut

as Self (archive footage)

2019

André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adven...

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2019

When Hitchcock met O'Casey

as Self (archive footage)

2018

Françoise Dorléac, une promesse

as Self (archive footage)

2018

Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2017

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2016

Vadim Mister Cool

as Self (archive footage)

2016

Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une ruptur...

as Self (archive footage)

2015

Hitchcock/Truffaut

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

2014

François Truffaut l'insoumis

as Self (archive footage)

2012

To Be... A Classic

as Self (archive footage)

2010

Two in the Wave

as Self (archive footage)

2010

Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là

as Self (archive footage)

2009

Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'

as Self (archive footage)

2009

On the Trail of the New Wave

as Self (archive footage)

2009

Looking for Truffaut

as Self (archive footage)

2006

Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'

as Self (archive footage)

2004

Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years

as Self (audio archival footage)

2002

Heart of the Festival

2000

Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas

as Self

1999

Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock

as Self (archive footage)

1997

Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo

as Self (archive footage)

1996

François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cin...

as Self (archive footage)

1996

François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cin...

as Self (archive footage)

1995

The World of Jacques Demy

as Self (archive footage)

1994

The Secret of the Wild Child

as Self

1993

François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits

as Self (archive footage)

1992

Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave

as Self (archive footage)

1978

Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certa...

as Self

1978

The Green Room

as Julien Davenne

1977

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

as Claude Lacombe

1977

The Man Who Loved Women

as Un homme aux fénérailles (uncredited)

1976

Small Change

as Martine's father

1975

The Story of Adele H.

as Officer (uncredited)

1975

I'm a Stranger Here Myself

as Self

1973

Omnibus: François Truffaut

as Self

1973

Day for Night

as Ferrand, the Director

1971

Two English Girls

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1970

Langlois

as Self

1970

Bed and Board

as Le Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredi...

1970

The Wild Child

as Le Dr Jean Itard

1970

Cinéastes de notre temps : François Truf...

as Self

1967

The Birth of Children of Paradise

as Self

1966

Carl Th. Dreyer

as Self

1965

Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffau...

as Self

1964

La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même

as Self

1964

The Soft Skin

as Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited)

1963

À tout prendre

as Self (uncredited)

1962

Los 4 Golpes

as El Asasino (The Assassin)

1961

Portrait of François Truffaut

as Self

1960

The Army Game

as Le taulard passionné de lecture

1959

The 400 Blows

as Man in Funfair (uncredited)

1956

Fool’s Mate

as Party guest (uncredited)

1956

The Kreutzer Sonata

as Cameo (uncredited)

Crew

2024

Short Cuts : Stolen Kisses

as Original Film Writer

2023

Short cuts : François Truffaut's The Wom...

as Original Film Writer

2011

The Magic Skin

as Idea

2004

Their First Films

as Director

2002

The Truth About Charlie

as Original Film Writer

1988

The Little Thief

as Story

1987

Wings of Desire

as In Memory Of

1983

The Man Who Loved Women

as Original Film Writer

1983

Confidentially Yours

as Director

1983

Confidentially Yours

as Screenplay

1983

Confidentially Yours

as Producer

1983

Confidentially Yours

as Adaptation

1983

Confidentially Yours

as Dialogue

1983

Breathless

as Author

1981

The Woman Next Door

as Screenplay

1981

The Woman Next Door

as Director

1981

The Woman Next Door

as Producer

1980

The Last Metro

as Screenplay

1980

The Last Metro

as Producer

1980

The Last Metro

as Director

1980

The Last Metro

as Dialogue

1979

Love on the Run

as Director

1979

Love on the Run

as Producer

1979

Love on the Run

as Screenplay

1978

The Green Room

as Producer

1978

The Green Room

as Director

1978

The Green Room

as Screenplay

1977

The Man Who Loved Women

as Screenplay

1977

The Man Who Loved Women

as Director

1977

The Man Who Loved Women

as Producer

1976

Small Change

as Screenplay

1976

Small Change

as Director

1976

Small Change

as Producer

1976

That Kid

as Producer

1975

The Story of Adele H.

as Director

1975

The Story of Adele H.

as Screenplay

1973

Day for Night

as Screenplay

1973

Day for Night

as Director

1972

A Gorgeous Girl Like Me

as Director

1972

A Gorgeous Girl Like Me

as Writer

1971

Two English Girls

as Director

1971

Two English Girls

as Adaptation

1970

Bed and Board

as Director

1970

Bed and Board

as Producer

1970

Bed and Board

as Dialogue

1970

Bed and Board

as Screenplay

1970

The Wild Child

as Director

1970

The Wild Child

as Screenplay

1970

The Wild Child

as Adaptation

1970

The Wild Child

as Dialogue

1969

Mississippi Mermaid

as Producer

1969

Mississippi Mermaid

as Director

1969

Mississippi Mermaid

as Adaptation

1969

Naked Childhood

as Producer

1968

Stolen Kisses

as Director

1968

Stolen Kisses

as Producer

1968

Stolen Kisses

as Dialogue

1968

Stolen Kisses

as Screenplay

1968

The Bride Wore Black

as Director

1968

The Bride Wore Black

as Adaptation

1966

Fahrenheit 451

as Director

1966

Fahrenheit 451

as Screenplay

1964

The Soft Skin

as Producer

1964

The Soft Skin

as Director

1964

The Soft Skin

as Screenplay

1964

Mata Hari, Agent H21

as Screenplay

1962

Los 4 Golpes

as Director

1962

Antoine and Colette

as Director

1962

Love at Twenty

as Director

1962

Love at Twenty

as Writer

1962

Antoine and Colette

as Writer

1962

A Swelled Head

as Writer

1962

Jules and Jim

as Producer

1962

Jules and Jim

as Director

1962

Jules and Jim

as Adaptation

1961

Le scarabée d'or

as Producer

1961

A Story of Water

as Writer

1961

A Story of Water

as Director

1960

Shoot the Piano Player

as Director

1960

The Army Game

as Adaptation

1960

The Army Game

as Producer

1960

The Army Game

as Co-Director

1960

Shoot the Piano Player

as Adaptation

1960

Shoot the Piano Player

as Dialogue

1960

Breathless

as Original Story

1960

Breathless

as Story

1960

Testament of Orpheus

as Associate Producer

1959

The 400 Blows

as Producer

1959

The 400 Blows

as Director

1959

The 400 Blows

as Adaptation

1959

The 400 Blows

as Screenplay

1958

The Overworked

as Writer

1958

Anna the Maid

as Producer

1957

The Mischief Makers

as Director

1957

The Mischief Makers

as Screenplay

1955

A Visit

as Director