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François Truffaut
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.
Born February 6, 1932† October 21, 1984 Paris, France1 movie on MoviHero
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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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- 2026DeterminationSelf (archival footage)
- 2025Being Bo WiderbergSelf (archive footage)
- 2025Postface à l’AtalanteSelf
- 2024Short Cuts : Stolen KissesWriter
- 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)
- 2023Short cuts : François Truffaut's The Woman Next DoorWriter
- 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 CannesActor
- 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 WomanActor
- 2016Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une ruptureSelf (archive footage)
- 2015Hitchcock/TruffautSelf
- 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)
- 2004Their First FilmsDirector
- 2002The Truth About CharlieWriter
- 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 - film critic, filmmaker (archive footage)
- 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)
- 1988The Little ThiefWriter
- 1983The Man Who Loved WomenWriter
- 1983Confidentially YoursDirector · Writer · Producer
- 1981The Woman Next DoorProducer · Director · Writer
- 1980The Last MetroDirector · Writer · Producer
- 1979Love on the RunProducer · Director · Writer
- 1978Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain BlondenessSelf
- 1978The Green RoomProducer · Director · Writer · Julien Davenne
- 1977François TruffautSelf
- 1977The Man Who Loved WomenWriter · Director · Producer · Un homme aux fénérailles (uncredited)
- 1976Small ChangeWriter · Director · Producer · Martine's father
- 1976That KidProducer
- 1975The Story of Adèle H.Director · Writer · Officer (uncredited)
- 1975I'm a Stranger Here MyselfSelf
- 1973Omnibus: François TruffautSelf
- 1973Day for NightDirector · Writer · Ferrand, the Director
- 1972A Gorgeous Kid Like MeDirector · Writer · Journalist (voice) (uncredited)
- 1971Two English GirlsDirector · Writer · Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
- 1970LangloisSelf
- 1970Bed and BoardDirector · Producer · Writer · Le Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited)
- 1970The Wild ChildWriter · Director · Le Dr Jean Itard
- 1970Cinéastes de notre temps : François Truffaut : Dix ans, dix filmsSelf
- 1969Mississippi MermaidDirector · Producer
- 1969Naked ChildhoodProducer
- 1968Stolen KissesDirector · Producer · Writer
- 1968The Bride Wore BlackDirector
- 1967The Birth of Children of ParadiseSelf
- 1966Carl Th. DreyerSelf
- 1966Fahrenheit 451Writer · Director
- 1965Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical SpiritSelf
- 1964La Nouvelle Vague par elle-mêmeSelf
- 1964The Soft SkinDirector · Producer · Writer · Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited)
- 1964Mata Hari, Agent H21Writer
- 1963Take It AllSelf (uncredited)
- 1962Los 4 GolpesDirector · The Assassin
- 1962Antoine and ColetteDirector · Writer
- 1962Love at TwentyWriter · Director
- 1962A Swelled HeadWriter
- 1962Jules and JimProducer · Director
- 1961Le scarabée d'orProducer
- 1961A Story of WaterWriter · Director
- 1961Portrait of François TruffautSelf
- 1960Shoot the Piano PlayerDirector
- 1960The Army GameProducer · Director · Writer · Le taulard passionné de lecture
- 1960BreathlessWriter
- 1960Testament of OrpheusProducer
- 1959The 400 BlowsDirector · Producer · Writer · Homme dans une fête foraine (non crédité)
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