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 Tarantino, Brian De Palma, Martin Scorsese and Wes Anderson.
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Movies (48)
Postface à l’Atalante
as Self
2025
Short Cuts : Stolen Kisses
Original Film Writer (Writing)
2024
François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay
as Self (archive footage)
2024
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Passion Fanny Ardant
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2023
Godard Cinema
as Self (archive footage)
2023
Short cuts : François Truffaut's The Woman Next Door
Original Film Writer (Writing)
2023
Godard by Godard
as Self (archive footage)
2023
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 empreinte
as Self (archive footage)
2021
François Truffaut: Des films d'amour !
as Self
2020
Les secrets de François Truffaut
as Self (archive footage)
2020
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
as Self (Archive Footage)
2019
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2019
When Hitchcock met O'Casey
as Self (archive footage)
2019
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
as Self (archive footage)
2018
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2018
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2017
Vadim Mister Cool
as Self (archive footage)
2016
Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture
as Self (archive footage)
2016
François Truffaut l'insoumis
as Self (archive footage)
2014
To Be... A Classic
as Self (archive footage)
2012
The Magic Skin
Idea (Writing)
2011
Two in the Wave
as Self (archive footage)
2010
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
as Self (archive footage)
2010
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)
2009
Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'
as Self (archive footage)
2006
Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years
as Self (audio archival footage)
2004
Their First Films
Director (Directing)
2004
The Truth About Charlie
Original Film Writer (Writing)
2002
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas
as Self
2000
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
as Self (archive footage)
1999
Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo
as Self (archive footage)
1997
Rossellini, un Prométhée franciscain
as Self (archive) - film critic, filmmaker
1996
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child
as Self (archive footage)
1996
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
as Self (archive footage)
1996
The World of Jacques Demy
as Self (archive footage)
1995
The Secret of the Wild Child
as Self
1994
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
as Self (archive footage)
1993
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
as Self (archive footage)
1992
The Little Thief
Story (Writing)
1988
Wings of Desire
In Memory Of (Crew)
1987
The Man Who Loved Women
Original Film Writer (Writing)
1983
Confidentially Yours
Director (Directing)
1983
Breathless
Author (Writing)
1983
