Biography
François Roland Truffaut (6 February 1932 – 21 October 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.
Filmography
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self 54
Director 23
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TV Shows 8
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Self (archive footage)
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera (2023)
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Himself (archive)
Fanny Ardant - Naissance d'une passion (2023)
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Self (archive footage)
Godard Cinema (2023)
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Original Film Writer
Short cuts : François Truffaut's « The Woman Next Door » (2023)
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Self (archive footage)
Godard by Godard (2023)
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Self (archive footage)
Sous le soleil de Pialat (2021)
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Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Jim Morrison: The End (2021)
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Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte (2021)
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Self (archive footage)
A Life for Movies: Lotte Eisner (2020)
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Self
Les secrets de François Truffaut (2020)
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Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer (2019)
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Self (archive footage)
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse (2018)
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Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit (2018)
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Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood (2017)
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Self (archive footage)
Vadim Mister Cool (2016)
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Self
My Journey Through French Cinema (2016)
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Self (archive footage)
Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture (2016)
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Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015)
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Self
François Truffaut l'insoumis (2014)
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Self
Ain't Misbehavin (2013)
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Self (archives)
To Be... A Classic (2012)
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Writer
The Magic Skin (2011)
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Self (archive footage)
Two in the Wave (2010)
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Self (archive footage)
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là (2010)
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Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious' (2009)
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Self (archive footage)
On the Trail of the New Wave (2009)
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Self
Looking for Truffaut (2009)
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Dans le labyrinthe de Marienbad (2009)
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Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City' (2006)
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Self (audio archival footage)
Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years (2004)
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Director
Their First Films (2004)
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Self (archive footage)
Un film et son époque (2003)
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Self
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas (2000)
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Self (archive footage)
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock (1999)
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Self (archive footage)
Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo (1997)
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Self
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child (1996)
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Self
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death (1996)
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Self (archive footage)
The World of Jacques Demy (1995)
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Writer
Belle Époque (1995)
TV
Self
The Secret of the Wild Child (1994)
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Self (archive footage)
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits (1993)
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Self (archive footage)
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave (1992)
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Writer
The Little Thief (1988)
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In Memory Of
Wings of Desire (1987)
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4.75
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The Man Who Loved Women (1983)
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Confidentially Yours (1983)
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Writer
Breathless (1983)
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4
Director
The Woman Next Door (1981)
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Director
The Last Metro (1980)
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Writer
Willie and Phil (1980)
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Director
Love on the Run (1979)
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Self
Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness (1978)
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Julien Davenne
The Green Room (1978)
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Claude Lacombe
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
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6.02
Director
The Man Who Loved Women (1977)
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Director
Small Change (1976)
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Producer
That Kid (1976)
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Director
The Story of Adele H. (1975)
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Self
I'm a Stranger Here Myself (1975)
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Self
Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
TV
Self
Apostrophes (1975)
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Self
Spécial cinéma (1974)
TV
Self
Omnibus: François Truffaut (1973)
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Ferrand, le réalisateur
Day for Night (1973)
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2
Director
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me (1972)
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Self
Le Grand Échiquier (1972)
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Director
Two English Girls (1971)
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Self
Langlois (1970)
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Director
Bed and Board (1970)
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8
Le Dr Jean Itard / Screenplay / Director / Dialogue / Adaptation
The Wild Child (1970)
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Self
François Truffaut, dix ans dix films (1970)
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Director
Mississippi Mermaid (1969)
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Producer
Naked Childhood (1969)
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Director
Stolen Kisses (1968)
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1
Director
The Bride Wore Black (1968)
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Self
Postface à l’Atalante (1968)
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Self
The Birth of Children of Paradise (1967)
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Self
Carl Th. Dreyer (1966)
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Director
Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
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Self
Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit (1965)
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Self
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même (1964)
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Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited) / Producer / Director / Screenplay
The Soft Skin (1964)
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Writer
Mata Hari, Agent H21 (1964)
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8
Self (uncredited)
Take It All (1963)
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Producer
Over There, 1914-18 (1963)
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Self
The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
TV
El Asasino (The Assassin)
Los 4 Golpes (1962)
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Director
Love at Twenty (1962)
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Director
Antoine and Colette (1962)
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1
Writer
A Swelled Head (1962)
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Director
Jules and Jim (1962)
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7
Producer
Le scarabée d'or (1961)
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Writer
A Story of Water (1961)
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Self
Portrait of François Truffaut (1961)
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Director
Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
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1
Writer
The Army Game (1960)
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Writer
Breathless (1960)
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5.14
Associate Producer
Testament of Orpheus (1960)
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4
Director
The 400 Blows (1959)
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6.09
Producer
Anna the Maid (1958)
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Writer
The Overworked (1958)
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Director
The Mischief Makers (1957)
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Un invité à la fête
Fool's Mate (1956)
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Self
Cinépanorama (1956)
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Actor
The Kreutzer Sonata (1956)
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Director
A Visit (1955)
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Known ForDirecting
GenderMale
Birthday1932-02-06
Deathday1984-10-21 (52 years old)
Birth NameFrançois Roland Truffaut
Birth Place17th arrondissement of Paris, France
ReligionChristian
RelationshipsMohamed Henni (undefined - 1950-01-01)
ChildrenOsama bin Laden, Kim Jong-un, Abd al-Karim Qasim
CitizenshipsFrance
ResidencesVilleperdue, France
Also Known As프랑수아 트뤼포, 弗朗索瓦·特吕弗, 프랑소와 트뤼포
AwardsDavid Luchino Visconti, Bodil Award for Best Non-American Film, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film, National Board of Review Award for Best Foreign Language Film, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director, National Board of Review Award for Best Director, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director, César Award for Best Film, Cannes Best Director Award, BAFTA Award for Best Film, César Award for Best Director, César Award for Best Writing, BAFTA Award for Best Direction, Louis Delluc Prize, Jean-Le-Duc award
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