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François Truffaut

Name in Native Language: "François Roland Truffaut" (French/FR)
Film Director / Screenwriter / Film Producer / Actor / Writer | * 02/06/1932 († 52, 10/21/1984) | Paris (France)
François Roland Truffaut (UK: TROO-foh, TRUU-, US: troo-FOH; French: [fʁɑ̃swa ʁɔlɑ̃ tʁyfo]; 6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984) was a French filmmaker, actor, and critic. He is widely regarded as one of the founders of the French New Wave. With a career of more than 25 years, he is an icon of the French film industry. Truffaut's film The 400 Blows (1959) is a defining film of the French New Wave movement, and has four sequels: Antoine et Colette (1962), Stolen Kisses (1968), Bed and Board (1970), and Love on the Run (1979). Truffaut's 1973 film Day for Night earned him critical acclaim and several awards, including the BAFTA Award for Best Film and the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. His other notable films include Shoot the Piano Player (1960), ()
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François Roland Truffaut (6 February 1932 – 21 October 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.

Most frequent genres for this person: Documentaries | Drama | Romance / Love

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A committed film director struggles to complete his movie while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew. ...

Day for Night

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1973 | 3.9/5 | 1h 56min
Comedy, Drama
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After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen. ...

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

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1977 | 3.7/5 | 2h 15min
Science Fiction, Drama
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For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend ...

The 400 Blows

NR

1959 | 4.1/5 | 1h 39min
Drama
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In the carefree days before World War I, introverted Austrian author Jules strikes up a friendship with the exuberant Frenchman Jim and both men fall for the impulsive and beautiful Catherine. ...

Jules and Jim

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1962 | 3.8/5 | 1h 50min
Drama, Romance / Love
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Awards & Nominations for François Truffaut

Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Director 3x Bodil Award for Best Non-American Film Louis Delluc Prize 2x National Board of Review Award for Best International Film National Board of Review Award for Best Director New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Film National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director BAFTA Award for Best Film BAFTA Award for Best Direction César Award for Best Writing César Award for Best Film César Award for Best Director David Luchino Visconti Jean-Le-Duc Award Academy Award for Best Director 2x Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay 3x BAFTA Award for Best Film Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation 3x National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Director National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Screenplay BAFTA Award for Best Direction 3x César Award for Best Director BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role 2x César Award for Best Writing César Award for Best Film David Luchino Visconti BAFTA Award for Best Film Not in the English Language
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Movies with François Truffaut as Actor(52)

as Self (archive footage)2023 Godard by Godard
as Self (archive footage)2023 Godard Cinema
as Self (archive footage)2021 Sous le soleil de Pialat
2021 Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte
as Self (archive footage)2020 A Life for Movies - Lotte Eisner
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)2019 André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)2018 Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
as Self (archive footage)2018 Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
as Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)2017 John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
as Self (archive footage)2016 Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture
as Self (archive footage)2016 Vadim Mister Cool
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)2015 Hitchcock/Truffaut
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)2010 Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
as Self (archive footage)2009 Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
as Self (archive footage)2009 On the Trail of the New Wave
as Self (archive footage)2009 Looking for Truffaut
as Self (archive footage)2006 Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'
as himself2000 Nouvelle vague: El cine sin dogmas
as Self (archive footage)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)1996 François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
as Self (archive footage)1995 The World of Jacques Demy
as himself1994 The Secret of the Wild Child
as Self (archive footage)1993 François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
as Self (archive footage)1992 Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
as Julien Davenne1978 The Green Room
as Man at Funeral (uncredited)1977 The Man Who Loved Women
as Claude Lacombe1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
as Martines Vater1976 Small Change
as himself1975 I'm a Stranger Here Myself
as Officer (uncredited)1975 The Story of Adele H.
as Directeur Ferrand1973 Day for Night
as himself1973 Omnibus: François Truffaut
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)1971 Two English Girls
as himself1970 François Truffaut, dix ans dix films
as himself1970 Langlois
as Le Dr Jean Itard1970 The Wild Child
as Le Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited)1970 Bed and Board
as himself1966 Carl Th. Dreyer
as himself1965 Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit
as Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited)1964 The Soft Skin
as himself1964 La nouvelle vague par elle-même
as Self (uncredited)1963 Take It All
as El Asasino (The Assassin)1962 Los 4 Golpes
as Le taulard passionné de lecture1960 The Army Game
as Man in Funfair1959 The 400 Blows
as Party guest (uncredited)1956 Fool's Mate
as Cameo (uncredited)1956 The Kreutzer Sonata

TV Shows/Series with François Truffaut as Actor(7)

as himself1975 Apostrophes
as himself1975 Les Rendez-vous du dimanche
as himself1972 Le Grand Échiquier
as himself1962 The Merv Griffin Show
as himself1956 Cinépanorama
as Self (archive footage)1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents
as Self (archive footage) (uncredited)1955 Alfred Hitchcock Presents

Movies with François Truffaut as Crew(89)

Writing/Idea2011 The Magic Skin
Writing/Author1988 The Little Thief
Crew/In Memory Of1987 Wings of Desire
Writing/Author1983 Breathless
Directing/Director1983 Finally, Sunday!
Production/Producer1983 Finally, Sunday!
Writing/Screenplay1983 Finally, Sunday!
Writing/Original Film Writer1983 The Man Who Loved Women
Directing/Director1981 The Woman Next Door
Production/Producer1981 The Woman Next Door
Writing/Screenplay1981 The Woman Next Door
Directing/Director1980 The Last Metro
Production/Producer1980 The Last Metro
Writing/Screenplay1980 The Last Metro
Writing/Dialogue1980 The Last Metro
Directing/Director1979 Love on the Run
Production/Producer1979 Love on the Run
Writing/Screenplay1979 Love on the Run
Directing/Director1978 The Green Room
Production/Producer1978 The Green Room
Writing/Screenplay1978 The Green Room
Directing/Director1977 The Man Who Loved Women
Production/Producer1977 The Man Who Loved Women
Writing/Screenplay1977 The Man Who Loved Women
Production/Producer1976 That Kid
Directing/Director1976 Small Change
Production/Producer1976 Small Change
Writing/Screenplay1976 Small Change
Directing/Director1975 The Story of Adele H.
Writing/Screenplay1975 The Story of Adele H.
Directing/Director1973 Day for Night
Writing/Screenplay1973 Day for Night
Directing/Director1972 A Gorgeous Girl Like Me
Writing/Writer1972 A Gorgeous Girl Like Me
Directing/Director1971 Two English Girls
Writing/Adaptation1971 Two English Girls
Directing/Director1970 The Wild Child
Writing/Screenplay1970 The Wild Child
Writing/Dialogue1970 The Wild Child
Writing/Adaptation1970 The Wild Child
Directing/Director1970 Bed and Board
Production/Producer1970 Bed and Board
Writing/Dialogue1970 Bed and Board
Writing/Screenplay1970 Bed and Board
Production/Producer1969 Naked Childhood
Directing/Director1969 Mississippi Mermaid
Production/Producer1969 Mississippi Mermaid
Writing/Adaptation1969 Mississippi Mermaid
Directing/Director1968 The Bride Wore Black
Writing/Adaptation1968 The Bride Wore Black
Directing/Director1968 Stolen Kisses
Production/Producer1968 Stolen Kisses
Writing/Dialogue1968 Stolen Kisses
Writing/Screenplay1968 Stolen Kisses
Directing/Director1966 Fahrenheit 451
Writing/Screenplay1966 Fahrenheit 451
Directing/Director1964 The Soft Skin
Production/Producer1964 The Soft Skin
Writing/Screenplay1964 The Soft Skin
Writing/Screenplay1964 Mata Hari, Agent H21
Directing/Director1962 Antoine and Colette
Writing/Writer1962 Antoine and Colette
Directing/Director1962 Jules and Jim
Production/Producer1962 Jules and Jim
Writing/Adaptation1962 Jules and Jim
Directing/Director1962 Love at Twenty
Writing/Writer1962 Love at Twenty
Writing/Writer1962 A Swelled Head
Directing/Director1962 Los 4 Golpes
Production/Producer1961 Le scarabée d'or
Directing/Director1961 A Story of Water
Writing/Writer1961 A Story of Water
Production/Associate Producer1960 Testament of Orpheus
Directing/Director1960 Shoot the Piano Player
Writing/Dialogue1960 Shoot the Piano Player
Writing/Adaptation1960 Shoot the Piano Player
Writing/Original Story1960 Breathless
Directing/Co-Director1960 The Army Game
Production/Producer1960 The Army Game
Writing/Adaptation1960 The Army Game
Directing/Director1959 The 400 Blows
Production/Producer1959 The 400 Blows
Writing/Adaptation1959 The 400 Blows
Writing/Screenplay1959 The 400 Blows
Writing/Writer1958 The Overworked
Production/Producer1958 Anna the Maid
Directing/Director1957 The Mischief Makers
Writing/Screenplay1957 The Mischief Makers
Directing/Director1955 A Visit

TV Shows/Series with François Truffaut as Crew(1)

Writing/Writer1995 Belle Époque

Full Name: François Truffaut
Citizenship: France
Born: Saturday, 02/06 1932 (February) in Paris (France)
Died: Sunday, 10/21 1984 (October) in Neuilly-sur-Seine (aged: 52)
Zodiac sign: Aquarius (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: French (FR, native language)
Employer: Cahiers du cinéma
Other names for François Truffaut (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"프랑수아 트뤼포"
"弗朗索瓦·特吕弗"
"프랑소와 트뤼포"
"François Roland Truffaut"
François Truffaut frequently works together with these people:
Suzanne Schiffman (33x, Crew)
Marcel Berbert (27x, Crew)
Jean-Luc Godard (21x, Crew)
Jean-Pierre Léaud (20x, Actor)
Claude Chabrol (19x, Crew)
Georges Delerue (16x, Crew)
Jean-Louis Richard (13x, Actor)
Roland Thénot (13x, Crew)
Claude de Givray (13x, Crew)
Jeanne Moreau (12x, Actress)
Jean-Pierre Kohut-Svelko (12x, Crew)
Harry Tyler (11x, Actor)
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