François Truffaut

Personal Info

Birthday

February 6, 1932

Day of Death

1984-10-21

(52 years old)

Place of Birth

Paris, France

Also Known As

프랑수아 트뤼포

弗朗索瓦·特吕弗

프랑소와 트뤼포

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.

Known For

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

The 400 Blows

Day for Night

The Story of Adele H.

Bed and Board

The Soft Skin

The Wild Child

The Man Who Loved Women

Filmography

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