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 Tara…
Known For
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Claude Lacombe
The 400 Blows
Homme dans une fête foraine (non crédité)
Breathless
Original Story
Wings of Desire
In Memory Of
Jules and Jim
Adaptation
Day for Night
Ferrand, the Director
Fahrenheit 451
Director
The Last Metro
Dialogue
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Filmography
Acting (78)
Movies (67)
Postface à l’Atalante
2025as Self
François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay
2024as Self (archive footage)
Godard Cinema
2023as Self (archive footage)
Godard by Godard
2023as Self (archive footage)
Passion Fanny Ardant
2023as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
2023as Self (archive footage)
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
2022
Sous le soleil de Pialat
2021as Self (archive footage)
Jim Morrison: The End
2021as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte
2021as Self (archive footage)
Les secrets de François Truffaut
2020as Self (archive footage)
François Truffaut: Des films d'amour !
2020as Self
When Hitchcock met O'Casey
2019as Self (archive footage)
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
2019as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
2019as Self (Archive Footage)
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
2018as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
2018as Self (archive footage)
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture
2016as Self (archive footage)
Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman
2016
Vadim Mister Cool
2016as Self (archive footage)
François Truffaut l'insoumis
2014as Self (archive footage)
To Be... A Classic
2012as Self (archive footage)
Two in the Wave
2010as Self (archive footage)
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
2010as Self (archive footage)
On the Trail of the New Wave
2009as Self (archive footage)
Looking for Truffaut
2009as Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
2009as Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'
2006as Self (archive footage)
Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years
2004as Self (audio archival footage)
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas
2000as Self
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
1999as Self (archive footage)
Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo
1997as Self (archive footage)
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
1996as Self (archive footage)
Rossellini, un Prométhée franciscain
1996as Self (archive) - film critic, filmmaker
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child
1996as Self (archive footage)
The World of Jacques Demy
1995as Self (archive footage)
The Secret of the Wild Child
1994as Self
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
1993as Self (archive footage)
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
1992as Self (archive footage)
The Green Room
1978as Julien Davenne
Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness
1978as Self
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977as Claude Lacombe
The Man Who Loved Women
1977as Un homme aux fénérailles (uncredited)
Small Change
1976as Martine's father
The Story of Adèle H.
1975as Officer (uncredited)
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
1975as Self
Day for Night
1973as Ferrand, the Director
Omnibus: François Truffaut
1973as Self
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me
1972as Un journaliste(voix) (non crédité)
Two English Girls
1971as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Bed and Board
1970as Le Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited)
Langlois
1970as Self
The Wild Child
1970as Le Dr Jean Itard
Cinéastes de notre temps : François Truffaut : Dix ans, dix films
1970as Self
The Birth of Children of Paradise
1967as Self
Carl Th. Dreyer
1966as Self
Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit
1965as Self
The Soft Skin
1964as Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited)
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
1964as Self
Take It All
1963as Self (uncredited)
Los 4 Golpes
1962as The Assassin
Portrait of François Truffaut
1961as Self
The Army Game
1960as Le taulard passionné de lecture
The 400 Blows
1959as Homme dans une fête foraine (non crédité)
The Kreutzer Sonata
1956as Cameo (uncredited)
Fool’s Mate
1956as Party guest (uncredited)
Television (11)
Un film et son époque
2003as Self (archive footage)
Apostrophes
1975as Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
1975as Self
Spécial cinéma
1974as Self
Les Musiciens de la pellicule
1974as lui-même
Le Grand Échiquier
1972as Self
Omnibus
1967as Self
The Merv Griffin Show
1962as Self
Cinépanorama
1956as Self
Alfred Hitchcock Presents
1955as Self (archive footage)
Reflets de Cannes
1954as Self
Crew (97)
Movies (96)
Short Cuts : Stolen Kisses
2024Original Film Writer
Short cuts : François Truffaut's The Woman Next Door
2023Original Film Writer
The Magic Skin
2011Idea
Their First Films
2004Director
The Truth About Charlie
2002Original Film Writer
The Little Thief
1988Story
Wings of Desire
1987In Memory Of
Breathless
1983Author
Confidentially Yours
1983Adaptation
Confidentially Yours
1983Dialogue
Confidentially Yours
1983Director
Confidentially Yours
1983Producer
Confidentially Yours
1983Screenplay
The Man Who Loved Women
1983Original Film Writer
The Woman Next Door
1981Director
The Woman Next Door
1981Producer
The Woman Next Door
1981Screenplay
The Last Metro
1980Dialogue
The Last Metro
1980Director
The Last Metro
1980Producer
The Last Metro
1980Screenplay
Love on the Run
1979Director
Love on the Run
1979Producer
Love on the Run
1979Screenplay
The Green Room
1978Director
The Green Room
1978Producer
The Green Room
1978Screenplay
The Man Who Loved Women
1977Director
The Man Who Loved Women
1977Producer
The Man Who Loved Women
1977Screenplay
Small Change
1976Director
Small Change
1976Producer
Small Change
1976Screenplay
That Kid
1976Producer
The Story of Adèle H.
1975Director
The Story of Adèle H.
1975Screenplay
Day for Night
1973Director
Day for Night
1973Screenplay
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me
1972Director
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me
1972Writer
Two English Girls
1971Director
Two English Girls
1971Writer
Bed and Board
1970Dialogue
Bed and Board
1970Director
Bed and Board
1970Producer
Bed and Board
1970Screenplay
The Wild Child
1970Adaptation
The Wild Child
1970Dialogue
The Wild Child
1970Director
The Wild Child
1970Screenplay
Mississippi Mermaid
1969Adaptation
Mississippi Mermaid
1969Director
Mississippi Mermaid
1969Producer
Naked Childhood
1969Producer
Stolen Kisses
1968Dialogue
Stolen Kisses
1968Director
Stolen Kisses
1968Producer
Stolen Kisses
1968Screenplay
The Bride Wore Black
1968Adaptation
The Bride Wore Black
1968Director
Fahrenheit 451
1966Director
Fahrenheit 451
1966Screenplay
The Soft Skin
1964Director
The Soft Skin
1964Producer
The Soft Skin
1964Screenplay
Mata Hari, Agent H21
1964Screenplay
Love at Twenty
1962Director
Love at Twenty
1962Writer
Jules and Jim
1962Adaptation
Jules and Jim
1962Director
Jules and Jim
1962Producer
Antoine and Colette
1962Director
Antoine and Colette
1962Writer
Los 4 Golpes
1962Director
A Swelled Head
1962Writer
A Story of Water
1961Director
A Story of Water
1961Writer
Le scarabée d'or
1961Producer
Breathless
1960Original Story
Breathless
1960Story
Shoot the Piano Player
1960Adaptation
Shoot the Piano Player
1960Dialogue
Shoot the Piano Player
1960Director
Testament of Orpheus
1960Associate Producer
The Army Game
1960Adaptation
The Army Game
1960Co-Director
The Army Game
1960Producer
The 400 Blows
1959Adaptation
The 400 Blows
1959Director
The 400 Blows
1959Producer
The 400 Blows
1959Screenplay
The Overworked
1958Writer
Anna the Maid
1958Producer
The Mischief Makers
1957Director
The Mischief Makers
1957Screenplay
Une Visite
1955Director
Television (1)
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