François Truffaut
Director · Actor · WriterFrançois 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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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR75
Determination
2026
Self (archival footage)
Postface à l’Atalante
2025
Self
Being Bo Widerberg
2025
Self (archive footage)
François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay
2024
Self (archive footage)
Godard Cinema
2023
Self (archive footage)
Godard by Godard
2023
Self (archive footage)
Passion Fanny Ardant
2023
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
2023
Self (archive footage)
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
2022
Self (archive footage)
Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte
2021
Self (archive footage)
Sous le soleil de Pialat
2021
Self (archive footage)
Jim Morrison: The End
2021
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort
2021
archive footage
François Truffaut: Des films d'amour !
2020
Self
Les secrets de François Truffaut
2020
Self (archive footage)
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
2019
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
When Hitchcock met O'Casey
2019
Self (archive footage)
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
2019
Self (Archive Footage)
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
2018
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
2018
Self (archive footage)
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2017
Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)
Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture
2016
Self (archive footage)
Vadim Mister Cool
2016
Self (archive footage)
Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman
2016
François Truffaut l'insoumis
2014
Self (archive footage)
Ain't Misbehavin
2013
Self (archive footage)
- To Be... A Classic
To Be... A Classic
2012
Self (archive footage)
Two in the Wave
2010
Self (archive footage)
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
2010
Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
2009
Self (archive footage)
- Looking for Truffaut
Looking for Truffaut
2009
Self (archive footage)
- On the Trail of the New Wave
On the Trail of the New Wave
2009
Self (archive footage)
Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'
2006
Self (archive footage)
Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years
2004
Self (audio archival footage)
Heart of the Festival
2002
Self (archive footage)
Léaud l'unique
2001
Self (archive) - filmmaker
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas
2000
Self
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
1999
Self (archive footage)
- Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo
Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo
1997
Self (archive footage)
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child
1996
Self (archive footage)
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
1996
Self (archive footage)
- Rossellini, un Prométhée franciscain
Rossellini, un Prométhée franciscain
1996
Self (archive) - film critic, filmmaker
The World of Jacques Demy
1995
Self (archive footage)
The Secret of the Wild Child
1994
Self
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
1993
Self (archive footage)
- Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
1992
Self (archive footage)
Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness
1978
Self
The Green Room
1978
Julien Davenne
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977
Claude Lacombe
The Man Who Loved Women
1977
Un homme aux fénérailles (uncredited)
François Truffaut
1977
Self
Small Change
1976
Martine's father
The Story of Adèle H.
1975
Officer (uncredited)
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
1975
Self
Day for Night
1973
Ferrand, the Director
- Omnibus: François Truffaut
Omnibus: François Truffaut
1973
Self
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me
1972
Journalist (voice) (uncredited)
Two English Girls
1971
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Bed and Board
1970
Le Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited)
The Wild Child
1970
Le Dr Jean Itard
Langlois
1970
Self
Cinéastes de notre temps : François Truffaut : Dix ans, dix films
1970
Self
- The Birth of Children of Paradise
The Birth of Children of Paradise
1967
Self
Carl Th. Dreyer
1966
Self
Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit
1965
Self
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
1964
Self
The Soft Skin
1964
Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited)
Take It All
1963
Self (uncredited)
- Los 4 Golpes
Los 4 Golpes
1962
The Assassin
Portrait of François Truffaut
1961
Self
The Army Game
1960
Le taulard passionné de lecture
The 400 Blows
1959
Homme dans une fête foraine (non crédité)
The Kreutzer Sonata
1956
Cameo (uncredited)
Fool’s Mate
1956
Party guest (uncredited)
DIRECTOR28
Their First Films
2004
Director
Confidentially Yours
1983
Director
The Woman Next Door
1981
Director
The Last Metro
1980
Director
Love on the Run
1979
Director
The Green Room
1978
Director
The Man Who Loved Women
1977
Director
Small Change
1976
Director
The Story of Adèle H.
1975
Director
Day for Night
1973
Director
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me
1972
Director
Two English Girls
1971
Director
Bed and Board
1970
Director
The Wild Child
1970
Director
Mississippi Mermaid
1969
Director
Stolen Kisses
1968
Director
The Bride Wore Black
1968
Director
Fahrenheit 451
1966
Director
The Soft Skin
1964
Director
Antoine and Colette
1962
Director
Jules and Jim
1962
Director
Love at Twenty
1962
Director
- Los 4 Golpes
Los 4 Golpes
1962
Director
A Story of Water
1961
Director
Shoot the Piano Player
1960
Director
The Army Game
1960
Co-Director
The 400 Blows
1959
Director
The Mischief Makers
1957
Director
WRITER37
Short Cuts : Stolen Kisses
2024
Original Film Writer
Short cuts : François Truffaut's The Woman Next Door
2023
Original Film Writer
- The Magic Skin
The Magic Skin
2011
Idea
The Truth About Charlie
2002
Original Film Writer
The Little Thief
1988
Story
Breathless
1983
Author
Confidentially Yours
1983
Screenplay, Adaptation, Dialogue
The Man Who Loved Women
1983
Original Film Writer
The Woman Next Door
1981
Screenplay
The Last Metro
1980
Screenplay, Dialogue
Love on the Run
1979
Screenplay
The Green Room
1978
Screenplay
The Man Who Loved Women
1977
Screenplay
Small Change
1976
Screenplay
The Story of Adèle H.
1975
Screenplay
Day for Night
1973
Screenplay
A Gorgeous Girl Like Me
1972
Writer
Two English Girls
1971
Writer
The Wild Child
1970
Screenplay, Adaptation, Dialogue
Bed and Board
1970
Dialogue, Screenplay
Mississippi Mermaid
1969
Adaptation
The Bride Wore Black
1968
Adaptation
Stolen Kisses
1968
Dialogue, Screenplay
Fahrenheit 451
1966
Screenplay
Mata Hari, Agent H21
1964
Screenplay
The Soft Skin
1964
Screenplay
Love at Twenty
1962
Writer
A Swelled Head
1962
Writer
Antoine and Colette
1962
Writer
Jules and Jim
1962
Adaptation
A Story of Water
1961
Writer
The Army Game
1960
Adaptation, Screenplay
Breathless
1960
Original Story, Story
Shoot the Piano Player
1960
Dialogue, Adaptation
The 400 Blows
1959
Adaptation, Screenplay
The Overworked
1958
Writer
The Mischief Makers
1957
Screenplay
PRODUCER19
Confidentially Yours
1983
Producer
The Woman Next Door
1981
Producer
The Last Metro
1980
Producer
Love on the Run
1979
Producer
The Green Room
1978
Producer
The Man Who Loved Women
1977
Producer
Small Change
1976
Producer
That Kid
1976
Producer
Bed and Board
1970
Producer
Mississippi Mermaid
1969
Producer
Naked Childhood
1969
Producer
Stolen Kisses
1968
Producer
The Soft Skin
1964
Producer
Jules and Jim
1962
Producer
- Le scarabée d'or
Le scarabée d'or
1961
Producer
The Army Game
1960
Producer
Testament of Orpheus
1960
Associate Producer
The 400 Blows
1959
Producer
- Anna the Maid
Anna the Maid
1958
Producer
