Directing
François Truffaut
6 February 1932† 21 October 1984 (aged 52) Paris, France
- Directed
- 27
- Written
- 38
- Produced
- 18
- Movies
- 76
- Shows
- 6
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
- 2026
- Determination · Film
- 2025
- Being Bo Widerberg · Film
- Postface à l’Atalante · Film
- 2024
- François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay · Film
- Short Cuts : Stolen Kisses · Film · Original Film Writer
- 2023
- Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera · Film
- Passion Fanny Ardant · Film · Filmmaker
- Godard Cinema · Film
- Godard by Godard · Film
- Short cuts : François Truffaut's The Woman Next Door · Film · Original Film Writer
- 2022
- Deneuve, la reine Catherine · Film
- 2021
- Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort · Film · archive footage
- Sous le soleil de Pialat · Film
- Jim Morrison: The End · Film · Filmmaker
- Morceaux de Cannes · Film
- Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte · Film
- 2020
- 2019
- Introducing My Father, François Truffaut · Film
- André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer · Film · Filmmaker
- When Hitchcock met O'Casey · Film
- 2018
- Françoise Dorléac, une promesse · Film
- Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit · Film · Filmmaker
- 2017
- John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood · Film · Filmmaker
- 2016
- 2015
- Hitchcock/Truffaut · Film
- 2014
- François Truffaut l'insoumis · Film
- 2013
- Ain't Misbehavin · Film
- 2012
- To Be... A Classic · Film
- 2011
- The Magic Skin · Film · Idea
- 2010
- Two in the Wave · Film
- Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là · Film
- 2009
- Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious' · Film
- On the Trail of the New Wave · Film
- Looking for Truffaut · Film
- 2006
- 2004
- Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years · Film · Self (audio archival footage)
- Their First Films · Film · Director
- 2003
- Un film et son époque · Series
- 2002
- Heart of the Festival · Film
- The Truth About Charlie · Film · Original Film Writer
- 2001
- Léaud l'unique · Film · Self (archive) · filmmaker
- 2000
- 1999
- 1997
- 1996
- Rossellini, un Prométhée franciscain · Film · film critic · filmmaker
- François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child · Film
- François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death · Film
- 1995
- The World of Jacques Demy · Film
- Belle Époque · Series · Writer
- 1994
- The Secret of the Wild Child · Film
- 1993
- 1992
- 1988
- The Little Thief · Film · Story
- 1987
- Wings of Desire · Film · In Memory Of
- 1983
- Breathless · Film · Author
- Confidentially Yours · Film · Director
- The Man Who Loved Women · Film · Original Film Writer
- 1981
- The Woman Next Door · Film · Producer
- 1980
- The Last Metro · Film · Director
- 1979
- Love on the Run · Film · Producer
- 1978
- Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness · Film
- The Green Room · Film · Julien Davenne
- Ciné regards · Series
- The Green Room · Film · Producer
- 1977
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind · Film · Claude Lacombe
- François Truffaut · Film
- The Man Who Loved Women · Film · Un homme aux fénérailles
- The Man Who Loved Women · Film · Screenplay
- 1976
- Small Change · Film · Martine's father
- Small Change · Film · Screenplay
- That Kid · Film · Producer
- 1975
- The Story of Adèle H. · Film · Officer
- I'm a Stranger Here Myself · Film
- The Story of Adèle H. · Film · Director
- 1974
- Les Musiciens de la pellicule · Series · lui-même
- 1973
- Omnibus: François Truffaut · Film
- Day for Night · Film · Ferrand · the Director
- Day for Night · Film · Director
- 1972
- A Gorgeous Kid Like Me · Film · Journalist (voice)
- A Gorgeous Kid Like Me · Film · Director
- 1971
- Two English Girls · Film · Narrator (voice)
- Two English Girls · Film · Director
- 1970
- Langlois · Film
- Bed and Board · Film · Le Marchand de Journaux (voice)
- The Wild Child · Film · Le Dr Jean Itard
- Cinéastes de notre temps : François Truffaut : Dix ans, dix films · Film
- Bed and Board · Film · Director
- The Wild Child · Film · Screenplay
- 1969
- Mississippi Mermaid · Film · Director
- Naked Childhood · Film · Producer
- 1968
- Stolen Kisses · Film · Director
- The Bride Wore Black · Film · Director
- 1967
- The Birth of Children of Paradise · Film
- Omnibus · Series
- 1966
- Carl Th. Dreyer · Film
- Fahrenheit 451 · Film · Screenplay
- 1965
- 1964
- La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même · Film
- The Soft Skin · Film · Le Pompiste (voice)
- Pour le plaisir · Series
- The Soft Skin · Film · Director
- Mata Hari, Agent H21 · Film · Screenplay
- 1963
- Take It All · Film
- 1962
- Los 4 Golpes · Film · The Assassin
- Jules and Jim · Film · Producer
- Antoine and Colette · Film · Director
- Love at Twenty · Film · Writer
- Los 4 Golpes · Film · Director
- A Swelled Head · Film · Writer
- 1961
- Portrait of François Truffaut · Film
- A Story of Water · Film · Writer
- Le scarabée d'or · Film · Producer
- 1960
- The Army Game · Film · Le taulard passionné de lecture
- Breathless · Film · Original Story
- Shoot the Piano Player · Film · Director
- Testament of Orpheus · Film · Associate Producer
- The Army Game · Film · Producer
- 1959
- The 400 Blows · Film · Homme dans une fête foraine (non crédité)
- The 400 Blows · Film · Director
- 1958
- The Mischief Makers · Film · Director
- The Overworked · Film · Writer
- Anna the Maid · Film · Producer
- 1956
- Fool’s Mate · Film · Party guest
- The Kreutzer Sonata · Film · Cameo
- 1954
- Reflets de Cannes · Series