François Truffaut
Born
February 6, 1932
Died
October 21, 1984 (52 years old)
Known For
Directing
Place of Birth
Paris, France
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.
Known For
Postface à l’Atalante
Self
2025
François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay
Self (archive footage)
2024
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
Self (archive footage)
2023
Passion Fanny Ardant
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2023
Godard Cinema
Self (archive footage)
2023
Godard by Godard
Self (archive footage)
2023
Sous le soleil de Pialat
Self (archive footage)
2021
Jim Morrison: The End
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2021
Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte
2021
François Truffaut: Des films d'amour !
Self
2020
Les secrets de François Truffaut
Self (archive footage)
2020
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2019
When Hitchcock met O'Casey
Self (archive footage)
2019
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
Self (archive footage)
2018
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2018
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
2017
Vadim Mister Cool
Self (archive footage)
2016
Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture
Self (archive footage)
2016
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
2015
François Truffaut l'insoumis
Self (archive footage)
2014
To Be... A Classic
Self (archive footage)
2012
Two in the Wave
Self (archive footage)
2010
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
Self (archive footage)
2010
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
Self (archive footage)
2009
On the Trail of the New Wave
Self (archive footage)
2009
Looking for Truffaut
Self (archive footage)
2009
Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'
Self (archive footage)
2006
Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years
Self (audio archival footage)
2004
Un film et son époque
Self (archive footage) · (1 episode)
2003
Heart of the Festival
2002
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas
Self
2000
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
Self (archive footage)
1999
Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo
Self (archive footage)
1997
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
Self (archive footage)
1996
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child
Self (archive footage)
1996
The World of Jacques Demy
Self (archive footage)
1995
The Secret of the Wild Child
Self
1994
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
Self (archive footage)
1993
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
Self (archive footage)
1992
Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness
Self
1978
The Green Room
Julien Davenne
1978
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Claude Lacombe
1977
The Man Who Loved Women
Un homme aux fénérailles (uncredited)
1977
Small Change
Martine's father
1976
The Story of Adele H.
Officer (uncredited)
1975
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Self
1975
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
Self · (5 episodes)
1975
Apostrophes
Self · (3 episodes)
1975
Les Musiciens de la pellicule
lui-même · (1 episode)
1974
Spécial cinéma
Self · (4 episodes)
1974
Omnibus: François Truffaut
Self
1973
Day for Night
Ferrand, the Director
1973
Le Grand Échiquier
Self · (1 episode)
1972
Two English Girls
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
1971
Langlois
Self
1970
Bed and Board
Le Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited)
1970
The Wild Child
Le Dr Jean Itard
1970
Cinéastes de notre temps : François Truffaut : Dix ans, dix films
Self
1970
Omnibus
Self · (1 episode)
1967
The Birth of Children of Paradise
Self
1967
Carl Th. Dreyer
Self
1966
Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit
Self
1965
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
Self
1964
The Soft Skin
Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited)
1964
À tout prendre
Self (uncredited)
1963
The Merv Griffin Show
Self · (1 episode)
1962
Los 4 Golpes
El Asasino (The Assassin)
1962
Portrait of François Truffaut
Self
1961
The Army Game
Le taulard passionné de lecture
1960
The 400 Blows
Man in Funfair (uncredited)
1959
Fool’s Mate
Party guest (uncredited)
1956
Cinépanorama
Self · (2 episodes)
1956
The Kreutzer Sonata
Cameo (uncredited)
1956
Reflets de Cannes
Self · (2 episodes)
1954