Portrait of François Truffaut

François Truffaut

Directing

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.

Born: February 6, 1932

Place of Birth: Paris, France

Filmography

2024
2023
2023
Passion Fanny Ardant

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2023
Godard Cinema

as Self (archive footage)

2023
Godard by Godard

as Self (archive footage)

2021
Sous le soleil de Pialat

as Self (archive footage)

2021
Jim Morrison: The End

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2020
Les secrets de François Truffaut

as Self (archive footage)

2019
2019
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer

as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

2019
When Hitchcock met O'Casey

as Self (archive footage)

2018
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse

as Self (archive footage)

2018
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)

2016
2014
François Truffaut l'insoumis

as Self (archive footage)

2010
Two in the Wave

as Self (archive footage)

2010
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là

as Self (archive footage)

2009
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'

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)

2003
Un film et son époque

as Self (archive footage)

1999
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock

as Self (archive footage)

1995
The World of Jacques Demy

as Self (archive footage)

1993
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits

as Self (archive footage)

1978
The Green Room

as Julien Davenne

1977
The Man Who Loved Women

as Un homme aux fénérailles (uncredited)

1976
Small Change

as Martine's father

1975
The Story of Adèle H.

as Officer (uncredited)

1975
1974
1973
Day for Night

as Ferrand, the Director

1971
Two English Girls

as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

1970
Langlois

as Self

1970
Bed and Board

as Le Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited)

1970
The Wild Child

as Le Dr Jean Itard

1967
Omnibus

as Self

1966
1964
The Soft Skin

as Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited)

1963
À tout prendre

as Self (uncredited)

1962
Los 4 Golpes

as The Assassin

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)

1956
1956
The Kreutzer Sonata

as Cameo (uncredited)