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.
Filmography
all 115
Movies 105
self 62
Producer 17
Director 14
Writer 11
TV Shows 10
Original Film Writer

Short Cuts : Stolen Kisses (2024)
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Self (archive footage)

Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera (2023)
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Self – Filmmaker (archive footage)

Passion Fanny Ardant (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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Self (archive footage)

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)

When Hitchcock met O'Casey (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 (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 (archives)

To Be... A Classic (2012)
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Self - Filmmaker

Il était une fois... « La règle du jeu » (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 (archive footage)

Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City' (2006)
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ArchiveFootage

Dans le labyrinthe de Marienbad (2005)
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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)
TV
Original Film Writer

The Truth About Charlie (2002)
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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 (archive footage)

The World of Jacques Demy (1995)
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Writer

Belle Époque (1995)
TV
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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In Memory Of

Wings of Desire (1987)
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4.75
Original Film Writer

The Man Who Loved Women (1983)
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Director / Screenplay / Producer / Adaptation / Dialogue

Confidentially Yours (1983)
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Author

Breathless (1983)
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4
Producer / Director / Screenplay

The Woman Next Door (1981)
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Director / Screenplay / Producer / Dialogue

The Last Metro (1980)
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Director / Producer / Screenplay

Love on the Run (1979)
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1
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
Un homme aux fénérailles (uncredited) / Screenplay / Director / Producer

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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Officer (uncredited) / Director / Screenplay

The Story of Adele H. (1975)
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Directeur Ferrand / Screenplay / Director

Day for Night (1973)
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2
Director / Writer

A Gorgeous Girl Like Me (1972)
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Narrator (voice) (uncredited) / Director / Adaptation

Two English Girls (1971)
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Le Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited) / Director / Producer / Dialogue / Screenplay

Bed and Board (1970)
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8
Dr. Jean Itard

The Wild Child (1970)
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Producer / Director / Adaptation

Mississippi Mermaid (1969)
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Producer

Naked Childhood (1969)
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Director / Producer / Dialogue / Screenplay

Stolen Kisses (1968)
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1
Director

The Bride Wore Black (1968)
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Director / Screenplay

Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
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Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited) / Producer / Director / Screenplay

The Soft Skin (1964)
Movie
Self (uncredited)

Take It All (1963)
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Producer

Over There, 1914-18 (1963)
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El Asasino (The Assassin)

Los 4 Golpes (1962)
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Director

Love at Twenty (1962)
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Director / Writer

Antoine and Colette (1962)
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1
Producer / Director / Adaptation

Jules and Jim (1962)
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7
Producer

Le scarabée d'or (1961)
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Writer / Director

A Story of Water (1961)
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Director / Adaptation / Dialogue

Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
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1
Original Story

Breathless (1960)
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5.14
Associate Producer

Testament of Orpheus (1960)
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4
Man in Funfair (uncredited) / Producer / Director / Adaptation / Screenplay

The 400 Blows (1959)
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6.09
Producer

Anna the Maid (1958)
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Director / Screenplay

The Mischief Makers (1957)
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Party guest (uncredited)

Fool’s Mate (1956)
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Director

A Visit (1955)
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Information
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
AwardsBodil 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, César Award for Best Writing, BAFTA Award for Best Direction, Louis Delluc Prize, National Board of Review Award for Best Director, Jean-Le-Duc award, David di Donatello Luchino Visconti, BAFTA Award for Best Film, César Award for Best Director, New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director, César Award for Best Film, Cannes Best Director Award
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