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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.
Directed 27
2000s
- 2004
Their First Films
Director
1980s
- 1983
- 1981
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
- 1977
- 1976
- 1975
- 1973
- 1972
- 1971
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
- 1966
- 1964
- 1962
Antoine and Colette
Director
- 1961
A Story of Water
Director
- 1960
The Army Game
Co-Director
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
Wrote 36
2020s
- 2024
Short Cuts : Stolen Kisses
Original Film Writer
- 2023
Short cuts : François Truffaut's The Woman Next Door
Original Film Writer
2000s
- 2002
1980s
- 1988
The Little Thief
Story
- 1983
The Man Who Loved Women
Original Film Writer
- 1981
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
- 1977
- 1976
- 1975
- 1973
- 1972
- 1971
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
- 1968
- 1966
- 1964
- 1962
Antoine and Colette
Writer
A Swelled Head
Writer
- 1961
A Story of Water
Writer
- 1960
The Army Game
Adaptation, Screenplay
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
The Overworked
Writer
Acted in 18
2020s
- 2021
Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort
archive footage
Morceaux de Cannes
Movie
2010s
- 2016
Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman
Movie
1970s
- 1978
- 1977
- 1976
- 1975
- 1974
Les Musiciens de la pellicule
lui-même · 1 episode
- 1973
- 1972
- 1970
1960s
- 1964
- 1960
The Army Game
Le taulard passionné de lecture
1950s
- 1959
- 1956
Fool’s Mate
Party guest (uncredited)
The Kreutzer Sonata
Cameo (uncredited)
Produced 18
1980s
- 1983
- 1981
- 1980
1970s
- 1979
- 1978
- 1977
- 1976
That Kid
Producer
- 1970
1960s
- 1969
Naked Childhood
Producer
- 1968
- 1964
- 1962
- 1960
The Army Game
Producer
1950s
- 1959
- 1958
Anna the Maid
Producer
Other crew 1
1980s
- 1987
Appearances61
2020s
- 2026
Determination
Self (archival footage)
- 2025
Being Bo Widerberg
Self (archive footage)
Postface à l’Atalante
Self
- 2024
François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay
Self (archive footage)
- 2023
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
Self (archive footage)
Passion Fanny Ardant
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Godard Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Godard by Godard
Self (archive footage)
- 2022
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
Self (archive footage)
- 2021
Sous le soleil de Pialat
Self (archive footage)
Jim Morrison: The End
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte
Self (archive footage)
- 2020
François Truffaut: Des films d'amour !
Self
Les secrets de François Truffaut
Self (archive footage)
2010s
- 2019
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
Self (Archive Footage)
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
When Hitchcock met O'Casey
Self (archive footage)
- 2018
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
Self (archive footage)
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- 2017
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
- 2016
Vadim Mister Cool
Self (archive footage)
Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture
Self (archive footage)
- 2015
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Self
- 2014
François Truffaut l'insoumis
Self (archive footage)
- 2013
- 2010
Two in the Wave
Self (archive footage)
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
Self (archive footage)
2000s
- 2009
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
Self (archive footage)
- 2006
Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'
Self (archive footage)
- 2004
Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years
Self (audio archival footage)
- 2003
Un film et son époque
Self (archive footage) · 1 episode
- 2002
Heart of the Festival
Self (archive footage)
- 2001
Léaud l'unique
Self (archive) - filmmaker
- 2000
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas
Self
1990s
- 1999
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
Self (archive footage)
- 1996
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child
Self (archive footage)
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
Self (archive footage)
- 1995
The World of Jacques Demy
Self (archive footage)
- 1994
The Secret of the Wild Child
Self
- 1993
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
Self (archive footage)
1970s
- 1978
Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness
Self
- 1977
François Truffaut
Self
- 1975
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Self
- 1974
- 1972
- 1971
- 1970
Langlois
Self
Cinéastes de notre temps : François Truffaut : Dix ans, dix films
Self
1960s
- 1967
- 1966
Carl Th. Dreyer
Self
- 1965
Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit
Self
- 1964
Pour le plaisir
Self · 2 episodes
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
Self
- 1963
Take It All
Self (uncredited)
- 1962
- 1961
Portrait of François Truffaut
Self
1950s
- 1956
- 1954
Reflets de Cannes
Self · 2 episodes





