François Truffaut

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

Bed and Board
Le Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited)
The Wild Child
Le Dr Jean Itard
Small Change
Martine's father
Day for Night
Ferrand, the Director
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
Claude Lacombe
Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness
Self
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
Self (archive footage)
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
Self (archive footage)
Omnibus: François Truffaut
Self
The Green Room
Julien Davenne
Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte
Sous le soleil de Pialat
Self (archive footage)
Two in the Wave
Self (archive footage)
Godard Cinema
Self (archive footage)
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
Self (archive footage)
The Story of Adele H.
Officer (uncredited)
Looking for Truffaut
Self (archive footage)
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
Self
Godard by Godard
Self (archive footage)
Carl Th. Dreyer
Self
Passion Fanny Ardant
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
Self (archive footage)
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
Self
Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'
Self (archive footage)
The 400 Blows
Man in Funfair (uncredited)
Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture
Self (archive footage)
Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years
Self (audio archival footage)
Hitchcock/Truffaut
Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas
Self
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)
François Truffaut: Des films d'amour !
Self
Langlois
Self
The Man Who Loved Women
Un homme aux fénérailles (uncredited)
Los 4 Golpes
El Asasino (The Assassin)
The Birth of Children of Paradise
Self
Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit
Self
Portrait of François Truffaut
Self
Cinéastes de notre temps : François Truffaut : Dix ans, dix films
Self
Postface à l’Atalante
Self
To Be... A Classic
Self (archive footage)
The Army Game
Le taulard passionné de lecture
François Truffaut l'insoumis
Self (archive footage)
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
Self (archive footage)
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
À tout prendre
Self (uncredited)
The Soft Skin
Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited)
Two English Girls
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Vadim Mister Cool
Self (archive footage)
Les secrets de François Truffaut
Self (archive footage)
The Secret of the Wild Child
Self
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
On the Trail of the New Wave
Self (archive footage)
The Kreutzer Sonata
Cameo (uncredited)
Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo
Self (archive footage)
The World of Jacques Demy
Self (archive footage)
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
Self (archive footage)
Fool’s Mate
Party guest (uncredited)
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
Self (archive footage)
Jim Morrison: The End
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
When Hitchcock met O'Casey
Self (archive footage)
François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay
Self (archive footage)
Heart of the Festival