François Truffaut
Born in Paris, France — Feb 06 1932• Died Oct 21 1984
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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.
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François Truffaut's Credits
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Omnibus
Self
Le Grand Échiquier
Self
Reflets de Cannes
Self
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Claude Lacombe
Breathless
Writing
Jules and Jim
Production
Un film et son époque
Self (archive footage)
Fahrenheit 451
Writing
Wings of Desire
Crew
The 400 Blows
Homme dans une fête foraine (non crédité)
The Last Metro
Directing
The Soft Skin
Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited)
Breathless
Writing
Day for Night
Ferrand, the Director
The Truth About Charlie
Writing
Shoot the Piano Player
Directing
Love on the Run
Production
The Man Who Loved Women
Writing
Testament of Orpheus
Production
Love at Twenty
Writing
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
The World of Jacques Demy
Self (archive footage)
Belle Époque
Writing
The Man Who Loved Women
Un homme aux fénérailles (uncredited)
Stolen Kisses
Directing
Bed and Board
Le Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited)
François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay
Self (archive footage)
The Story of Adèle H.
Officer (uncredited)
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
The Wild Child
Le Dr Jean Itard
Small Change
Martine's father
Godard Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Godard by Godard
Self (archive footage)
The Woman Next Door
Production
Mississippi Mermaid
Directing
Confidentially Yours
Directing
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
Self (archive footage)
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
Self (archive footage)
Langlois
Self
The Overworked
Writing
Ain't Misbehavin
Self (archive footage)
On the Trail of the New Wave
Self (archive footage)
The Little Thief
Writing
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Naked Childhood
Production
Sous le soleil de Pialat
Self (archive footage)
Take It All
Self (uncredited)
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
Self (archive footage)
The Green Room
Julien Davenne
Mata Hari, Agent H21
Writing
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Self
Fool’s Mate
Party guest (uncredited)
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
Self (archive footage)
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
Self (archive footage)
François Truffaut l'insoumis
Self (archive footage)
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
Self (archive footage)
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
Self (archive footage)
The Mischief Makers
Directing
When Hitchcock met O'Casey
Self (archive footage)
Jim Morrison: The End
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
That Kid
Production
The Kreutzer Sonata
Cameo (uncredited)
Two English Girls
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child
Self (archive footage)
The Bride Wore Black
Directing
Looking for Truffaut
Self (archive footage)
Antoine and Colette
Directing
Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years
Self (audio archival footage)
The Army Game
Le taulard passionné de lecture
Vadim Mister Cool
Self (archive footage)
Morceaux de Cannes
A Swelled Head
Writing
Omnibus: François Truffaut
Self
The Birth of Children of Paradise
Self
The Magic Skin
Writing
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
Self (archive footage)
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
Self (archive footage)
Les Musiciens de la pellicule
lui-même
Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman
Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness
Self
The Secret of the Wild Child
Self
Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture
Self (archive footage)
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me
Un journaliste(voix) (non crédité)
Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'
Self (archive footage)
Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo
Self (archive footage)
Le scarabée d'or
Production
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Two in the Wave
Self (archive footage)
Passion Fanny Ardant
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Carl Th. Dreyer
Self
Their First Films
Directing
Anna the Maid
Production
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
Self
A Story of Water
Writing
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas
Self
Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit
Self
Rossellini, un Prométhée franciscain
Self (archive) - film critic, filmmaker
Short Cuts : Stolen Kisses
Writing
Portrait of François Truffaut
Self
Los 4 Golpes
The Assassin
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
Self (Archive Footage)
Les secrets de François Truffaut
Self (archive footage)
Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte
Self (archive footage)
To Be... A Classic
Self (archive footage)
François Truffaut: Des films d'amour !
Self
Postface à l’Atalante
Self
Cinéastes de notre temps : François Truffaut : Dix ans, dix films
Self
Short cuts : François Truffaut's The Woman Next Door
Writing