François Truffaut

Born: 1932-02-06

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.


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as Claude Lacombe
Released: 1977-12-14

After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area...

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The 400 Blows

as Man in Funfair (uncredited)
Released: 1959-06-03

For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded...

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The Story of Adele H.

as Officer (uncredited)
Released: 1975-10-08

Adèle Hugo, daughter of renowned French writer Victor Hugo, falls in love with British soldier...

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Day for Night

as Directeur Ferrand
Released: 1973-05-24

A committed film director struggles to complete his movie while coping with a myriad of crises,...

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Two English Girls

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1971-11-18

At the beginning of the 20th century, Claude Roc, a young middle-class Frenchman, befriends Ann,...

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The Wild Child

as Le Dr Jean Itard
Released: 1970-02-26

In 1798, a feral boy is discovered outside the town of Aveyron, France. Diagnosed as mentally...

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Bed and Board

as Le Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1970-09-09

Parisian everyman Antoine Doinel has married his sweetheart Christine Darbon, and the newlyweds...

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The Soft Skin

as Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited)
Released: 1964-04-20

Pierre Lachenay is a well-known publisher and lecturer, married with Franca and father of...

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Small Change

as Martine's father
Released: 1976-03-17

Various experiences of childhood are seen in several sequences that take place in the small town...

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Hitchcock/Truffaut

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
Released: 2015-09-04

Filmmakers discuss the legacy of Alfred Hitchcock and the book “Hitchcock/Truffaut” (“Le cinéma...

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The Man Who Loved Women

as Un homme aux fénérailles (non crédité)
Released: 1977-04-27

At Bertrand Morane's burial there are many of the women that the 40-year-old engineer loved. In...

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The Green Room

as Julien Davenne
Released: 1978-04-05

A WWI veteran decides to build a memorial to all of the people who have mattered to him but are...

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Passion Fanny Ardant

as Self – Filmmaker (archive footage)
Released: 2023-09-27

A portrait of the famous French actress Fanny Ardant, who has worked with great figures of...

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The World of Jacques Demy

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1995-09-22

Agnès Varda's documentary portrait of her late husband, Jacques Demy. A companion piece to her...

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Jim Morrison: The End

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Released: 2021-07-02

Paris, Rue Beautreillis, July 3, 1971. The corpse of rock star Jim Morrison is found in a...

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John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Released: 2017-03-19

The gripping story of legendary American actor John Travolta: his rise to stardom in the 1970s;...

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Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1999-08-05

When Francois Truffaut approached Alfred Hitchcock in 1962 with the idea of having a long...

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Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Released: 2018-04-02

An account of the life of actress Jeanne Moreau (1928-2017), a true icon of the New Wave and one...

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François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1996-01-01

A fascinating glimpse into Truffaut’s creative process and how his life informed his art, told...

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The Kreutzer Sonata

as Cameo (uncredited)
Released: 1956-01-01

Some time after marrying a sensual girl, Pozdnychev realizes the only link to his spouse is that...

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Godard by Godard

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2023-05-17

Godard by Godard is an archival self-portrait of Jean-Luc Godard. It retraces the unique and...

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Godard Cinema

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2023-06-05

Jean-Luc Godard is synonymous with cinema. With the release of Breathless in 1960, he...

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Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas

as Self
Released: 2000-04-02

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La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même

as Self
Released: 1964-05-19

Made for Cinéastes de notre temps series. In 1964, several French New Wave auteurs discuss the...

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François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay

as Self
Released: 2024-05-16

At the end of his life, gravely ill, François Truffaut took refuge with his ex-wife Madeleine...

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The Army Game

as Le taulard passionné de lecture
Released: 1960-11-25

Jean Lerat begins his military service at an army camp. Despite his aunt’s attempts to pull a...

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Two in the Wave

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2010-05-19

An in-depth analysis of the relationship between New Wave pioneers François Truffaut and...

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The Secret of the Wild Child

as Self
Released: 1994-10-18

A documentary about Genie, who spent the first thirteen years of her life imprisoned in her...

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Langlois

as Self
Released: 1970-09-19

Documentary portrait of Henri Langlois, co-founder of the Cinémathèque Française.

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Take It All

as Self (uncredited)
Released: 1963-08-09

A man struggles with his identity, his life choices, his interracial relationship, and his...

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Fool's Mate

as Party guest (uncredited)
Released: 1956-11-01

Claire is a chic young Parisian woman married to a somewhat older husband, Jean As the story...

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Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2016-05-12

An inquiry into two of the most influencial French filmakers friendship and feud.

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André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Released: 2019-10-02

Writer, journalist, explorer, filmmaker, communist militant, freedom fighter. Truths and lies. A...

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Cinéastes de notre temps : François Truffaut : Dix ans, dix films

as Self
Released: 1970-01-26

Episode of the French television series about the work of François Truffaut.

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Portrait of François Truffaut

as Self
Released: 1961-01-01

The French director is interviewed in this documentary showing the newly celebrated filmmaker...

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François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1993-05-14

Twenty-six people - including two daughters, an ex-wife, his last lover, actors, fellow...

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I'm a Stranger Here Myself

as Self
Released: 1975-01-17

A portrait of legendary filmmaker Nicholas Ray while he is working as a film professor at a...

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François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 1996-01-01

A fascinating glimpse into Truffaut’s creative process and how his life informed his art, told...

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Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2023-10-22

She worked with the world’s greatest actors and directors: Buñuel, Mastroianni, Lellouche,...

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François Truffaut l'insoumis

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2014-11-02

This portrait of the world-famous French director based on his personal correspondance reveals...

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Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte

as uncredited
Released: 2021-05-10

1951. André Bazin and Jacques Doniol-Valcroze founded "Cahiers du cinéma". With contributions...

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Carl Th. Dreyer

as Self
Released: 1966-11-14

A documentary about the famous Danish film director Carl Th. Dreyer, made a few years before he...

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Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2009-06-29

Documentary about the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 1946 film "Notorious."

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Les secrets de François Truffaut

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2020-07-05

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Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years

as Self (audio archival footage)
Released: 2004-11-24

Written and directed by Hitchcock historian Noël Simsolo, this 2004 French television...

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Françoise Dorléac, une promesse

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2018-07-10

A portray of French actress Françoise Dorléac

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Vadim Mister Cool

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2016-12-28

As a poster boy for hedonism, his whole life was one big party. A journalist, filmmaker,...

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Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2010-04-11

Catherine Deneuve couldn’t care less about being a celebrity, but fame made her an icon long ago...

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Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2006-05-27

Television documentary about the making of Roberto Rossellini's 1945 film "Rome, Open City".

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Sous le soleil de Pialat

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2021-10-18

In just ten films, Maurice Pialat painfully rose to the top of the cinema, draining into his...

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Postface à l’Atalante

as Self
Released: 1968-01-24

An interview with François Truffaut on the cinema of Jean Vigo.

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François Truffaut: Des films d'amour !

as Self
Released: 2020-10-01

"I only film people who are always active. Even if their activity is strange, weird." The...

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Cinépanorama: François Truffaut, 1960

as Self
Released: 1960-02-20

Director François Truffaut discusses the reception of his first feature film, The 400 Blows,...

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When Hitchcock met O'Casey

as Self (archive footage)
Released: 2019-02-21

It was a collaboration between one of Ireland’s most noted playwrights and cinema’s greatest...

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Cinépanorama

as Self
First aired: 1956-02-04

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Apostrophes

as Self
First aired: 1975-01-10

Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and...

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Le Grand Échiquier

as Self
First aired: 1972-01-12

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The Merv Griffin Show

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Merv Griffin Show is an American television talk show, starring Merv Griffin. The series ran...

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Spécial cinéma

as Self
First aired: 1974-09-25

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Les Rendez-vous du dimanche

as Self
First aired: 1975-01-12

A talk show presented by Michel Drucker

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 1955-10-02

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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Alfred Hitchcock Presents

as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)
First aired: 1955-10-02

A television anthology series hosted by Alfred Hitchcock featuring dramas, thrillers, and mysteries.

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Un film et son époque

as Self (archive footage)
First aired: 2003-05-17

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Reflets de Cannes

as Self
First aired: 1954-03-25

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