François Truffaut

François Truffaut

Directing

Born February 6, 1932 · Paris, France

28 films as director · Active 1957–2004

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…

Known for

Spécial cinéma

Spécial cinéma

1974

The Merv Griffin Show

The Merv Griffin Show

1962

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

1975

Apostrophes

Apostrophes

1975

Le Grand Échiquier

Le Grand Échiquier

1972

Omnibus

Omnibus

1967

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977

Cinépanorama

Cinépanorama

1956

Directed(28)

Their First Films

2004Their First Films

Confidentially Yours

1983Confidentially Yours★ 7.1

The Woman Next Door

1981The Woman Next Door★ 7.1

The Last Metro

1980The Last Metro★ 7.2

Love on the Run

1979Love on the Run★ 7.0

The Green Room

1978The Green Room★ 6.6

The Man Who Loved Women

1977The Man Who Loved Women★ 7.1

Small Change

1976Small Change★ 7.1

The Story of Adèle H.

1975The Story of Adèle H.★ 6.9

Day for Night

1973Day for Night★ 7.8

A Gorgeous Girl Like Me

1972A Gorgeous Girl Like Me★ 6.2

Two English Girls

1971Two English Girls★ 6.9

Bed and Board

1970Bed and Board★ 7.1

The Wild Child

1970The Wild Child★ 7.1

Mississippi Mermaid

1969Mississippi Mermaid★ 6.6

Stolen Kisses

1968Stolen Kisses★ 7.3

The Bride Wore Black

1968The Bride Wore Black★ 7.1

Fahrenheit 451

1966Fahrenheit 451★ 7.1

The Soft Skin

1964The Soft Skin★ 7.1

Antoine and Colette

1962Antoine and Colette★ 7.2

Jules and Jim

1962Jules and Jim★ 7.5

Love at Twenty

1962Love at Twenty★ 6.7

1962Los 4 Golpes★ 5.7

A Story of Water

1961A Story of Water★ 6.5

Shoot the Piano Player

1960Shoot the Piano Player★ 7.2

The Army Game

1960The Army Game★ 5.4

The 400 Blows

1959The 400 Blows★ 8.0

The Mischief Makers

1957The Mischief Makers★ 6.8

Acting(87)

2026DeterminationSelf (archival footage)

2025Being Bo WiderbergSelf (archive footage)

2025Postface à l’AtalanteSelf

2024François Truffaut: My Life, a ScreenplaySelf (archive footage)

2023Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the cameraSelf (archive footage)

2023Passion Fanny ArdantSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2023Godard CinemaSelf (archive footage)

2023Godard by GodardSelf (archive footage)

2022Deneuve, la reine CatherineSelf (archive footage)

2021Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefortarchive footage

2021Sous le soleil de PialatSelf (archive footage)

2021Jim Morrison: The EndSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2021Morceaux de Cannes

2021Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinteSelf (archive footage)

2020François Truffaut: Des films d'amour !Self

2020Les secrets de François TruffautSelf (archive footage)

2019Introducing My Father, François TruffautSelf (Archive Footage)

2019André Malraux: Writer, Politician, AdventurerSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2019When Hitchcock met O'CaseySelf (archive footage)

2018Françoise Dorléac, une promesseSelf (archive footage)

2018Jeanne Moreau: Free SpiritSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2017John Travolta, le miraculé d'HollywoodSelf - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2016Vadim Mister CoolSelf (archive footage)

2016Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman

2016Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une ruptureSelf (archive footage)

2014François Truffaut l'insoumisSelf (archive footage)

2013Ain't MisbehavinSelf (archive footage)

2012To Be... A ClassicSelf (archive footage)

2010Two in the WaveSelf (archive footage)

2010Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien làSelf (archive footage)

2009Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'Self (archive footage)

2009On the Trail of the New WaveSelf (archive footage)

2009Looking for TruffautSelf (archive footage)

2006Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'Self (archive footage)

2004Alfred Hitchcock: The Early YearsSelf (audio archival footage)

2003Un film et son époqueSelf (archive footage)

2002Heart of the FestivalSelf (archive footage)

2001Léaud l'uniqueSelf (archive) - filmmaker

2000Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmasSelf

1999Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. HitchcockSelf (archive footage)

1997Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomoSelf (archive footage)

1996Rossellini, un Prométhée franciscainSelf (archive) - film critic, filmmaker

1996François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & DeathSelf (archive footage)

1996François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild ChildSelf (archive footage)

1995The World of Jacques DemySelf (archive footage)

1994The Secret of the Wild ChildSelf

1993François Truffaut: Stolen PortraitsSelf (archive footage)

1992Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New WaveSelf (archive footage)

1978Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain BlondenessSelf

1978The Green RoomJulien Davenne

1978Ciné regardsSelf

1977Close Encounters of the Third KindClaude Lacombe

1977François TruffautSelf

1977The Man Who Loved WomenUn homme aux fénérailles (uncredited)

1976Small ChangeMartine's father

1975The Story of Adèle H.Officer (uncredited)

1975I'm a Stranger Here MyselfSelf

1975Les Rendez-vous du dimancheSelf

1975ApostrophesSelf

1974Les Musiciens de la pelliculelui-même

1974Spécial cinémaSelf

1973Omnibus: François TruffautSelf

1973Day for NightFerrand, the Director

1972A Gorgeous Girl Like MeJournalist (voice) (uncredited)

1972Le Grand ÉchiquierSelf

1971Two English GirlsNarrator (voice) (uncredited)

1970LangloisSelf

1970Bed and BoardLe Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited)

1970The Wild ChildLe Dr Jean Itard

1970Cinéastes de notre temps : François Truffaut : Dix ans, dix filmsSelf

1967OmnibusSelf

1967The Birth of Children of ParadiseSelf

1966Carl Th. DreyerSelf

1965Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical SpiritSelf

1964Pour le plaisirSelf

1964La Nouvelle Vague par elle-mêmeSelf

1964The Soft SkinLe Pompiste (voice) (uncredited)

1963Take It AllSelf (uncredited)

1962The Merv Griffin ShowSelf

1962Los 4 GolpesThe Assassin

1961Portrait of François TruffautSelf

1960The Army GameLe taulard passionné de lecture

1959The 400 BlowsHomme dans une fête foraine (non crédité)

1956Fool’s MateParty guest (uncredited)

1956CinépanoramaSelf

1956The Kreutzer SonataCameo (uncredited)

1954Reflets de CannesSelf

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