François Truffaut
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 | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 2.6248 |
| Birthday | 1932-02-06 |
| Place of Birth | Paris, France |
| Also Known As | 프랑수아 트뤼포, 弗朗索瓦·特吕弗, 프랑소와 트뤼포, |
1970
Bed and Board
7.1/316
Parisian everyman Antoine Doinel has married his sweetheart Christine Darbon, and the newlyweds have set up a cozy domestic life of selling flowers an...
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Bed and Board
1970
The Wild Child
7.061/314
The true story of Victor of Aveyron. In a French forest circa 1798, an abandoned child — feral, filthy and mentally impaired — is found. Dr Jean Marc...
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The Wild Child
1976
Small Change
7.148/166
The lives of a motherless young man, who's just starting to find interest in women, and his physically abused, poverty stricken friend, are mixed with...
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Small Change
1973
Day for Night
7.777/674
A committed filmmaker struggles to complete his latest project while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and cre...
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Day for Night
1977
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
7.359/4825
After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is abou...
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1978
Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness
0/0
A documentary interview with the French actress while on the sets of films in production. Several of the directors for whom she has made films are als...
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Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness
2009
Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
0/0
Documentary about the making of Alfred Hitchcock's 1946 film "Notorious."
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Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'
1999
Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
6.8/5
When Francois Truffaut approached Alfred Hitchcock in 1962 with the idea of having a long conversation with him about his work and publishing this in...
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Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock
1973
Omnibus: François Truffaut
0/0
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Omnibus: François Truffaut
1978
The Green Room
6.63/92
A widower maintains a memorial room filled with his late wife's belongings. When fire destroys it, he transforms a chapel into a new shrine to preserv...
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The Green Room
2021
Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte
8/1
1951. André Bazin and Jacques Doniol-Valcroze founded "Cahiers du cinéma". With contributions from self-taught filmmakers (Jean-Luc Godard, François T...
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Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte
2021
Sous le soleil de Pialat
6.5/6
In just ten films, Maurice Pialat painfully rose to the top of the cinema, draining into his legend a mad demand for truth as much as memorable fury t...
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Sous le soleil de Pialat
2010
Two in the Wave
6.3/19
An in-depth analysis of the relationship between New Wave pioneers François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard, as seen through rare archival footage, inter...
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Two in the Wave
2023
Godard Cinema
5.607/14
Jean-Luc Godard is synonymous with cinema. With the release of Breathless in 1960, he established himself overnight as a cinematic rebel and symbol fo...
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Godard Cinema
1992
Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
3.3/3
An intimate window into one of the great movements in film history that brought about an evolution in the art of cinema. The documentary portrays the...
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Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave
1975
The Story of Adèle H.
6.917/241
In the 19th century a mysterious woman named Adele H. crosses the ocean, from Europe to North America, to relentlessly pursue a handsome officer that...
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The Story of Adèle H.
2009
Looking for Truffaut
7/1
Documentary about François Truffaut who is one of the most respected directors in the history of cinema.
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Looking for Truffaut
1975
I'm a Stranger Here Myself
6.667/6
A portrait of legendary filmmaker Nicholas Ray while he is working as a film professor at a college in upstate New York.
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I'm a Stranger Here Myself
2023
Godard by Godard
7.2/5
Godard by Godard is an archival self-portrait of Jean-Luc Godard. It retraces the unique and unheard-of path, made up of sudden detours and dramatic r...
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Godard by Godard
1966
Carl Th. Dreyer
6.769/13
A documentary about the famous Danish film director Carl Th. Dreyer, made a few years before he died. In this film Dreyer tells about the style in his...
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Carl Th. Dreyer
2023
Passion Fanny Ardant
7.8/5
A portrait of the famous French actress Fanny Ardant, who has worked with great figures of cinema such as Agnès Varda, Alain Resnais, Michelangelo Ant...
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Passion Fanny Ardant
2023
Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
7.2/6
She worked with the world’s greatest actors and directors: Buñuel, Mastroianni, Lellouche, Depardieu... The film guides us throughout her career with...
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Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera
1964
La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
8/2
Made for Cinéastes de notre temps series. In 1964, several French New Wave auteurs discuss the success and crisis of the wave. Featuring Claude Chabro...
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La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même
2006
Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'
7/1
Television documentary about the making of Roberto Rossellini's 1945 film "Rome, Open City".
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Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'
1959
The 400 Blows
8/2380
For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful par...
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The 400 Blows
2016
Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture
7.5/4
An inquiry into two of the most influencial French filmakers friendship and feud.
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Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture
2004
Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years
6/1
Written and directed by Hitchcock historian Noël Simsolo, this 2004 French television documentary explores the earliest years of Alfred Hitchcock's fi...
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Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years
2000
Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas
8/1
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Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas
1996
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child
7.7/3
A fascinating glimpse into Truffaut’s creative process and how his life informed his art, told from the perspectives of those who knew him best.
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François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child
1996
François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
7.7/3
A fascinating glimpse into Truffaut’s creative process and how his life informed his art, told from the perspectives of those who knew him best.
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François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death
2020
François Truffaut: Des films d'amour !
7/1
"I only film people who are always active. Even if their activity is strange, weird." The activity François Truffaut talks about here is love. Romanti...
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François Truffaut: Des films d'amour !
1970
Langlois
5.333/3
Documentary portrait of Henri Langlois, co-founder of the Cinémathèque Française.
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Langlois
1977
The Man Who Loved Women
7.126/219
At Bertrand Morane's burial there are many of the women that the 40-year-old engineer loved. In flashback Bertrand's life and love affairs are told by...
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The Man Who Loved Women
1962
Los 4 Golpes
5.864/11
In 1962 while presenting Jules et Jim at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, which earned him the Best Director Award, François Truffaut sh...
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Los 4 Golpes
1967
The Birth of Children of Paradise
0/0
Documentary about the making of Marcel Carne's 1945 film Children of Paradise (France), interviewing the director, the actors and production designer,...
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The Birth of Children of Paradise
1965
Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit
7.5/2
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Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit
1961
Portrait of François Truffaut
0/0
The French director is interviewed in this documentary showing the newly celebrated filmmaker discussing his influences and beginnings along with "Les...
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Portrait of François Truffaut
1970
Cinéastes de notre temps : François Truffaut : Dix ans, dix films
9/1
Episode of the French television series about the work of François Truffaut.
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Cinéastes de notre temps : François Truffaut : Dix ans, dix films
2025
Postface à l’Atalante
0/0
An interview with François Truffaut on the cinema of Jean Vigo.
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Postface à l’Atalante
2012
To Be... A Classic
0/0
Film historian/professor at UCLA Janet Bergstrom and Positif journalist N.T. Bihn discuss To Be or Not to Be and Ernst Lubitsch's career and legacy. T...
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To Be... A Classic
1960
The Army Game
5.4/10
Jean Lerat begins his military service at an army camp. Despite his aunt’s attempts to pull a few strings to his advantage, the unfortunate Lerat mana...
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The Army Game
2014
François Truffaut l'insoumis
5.75/4
This portrait of the world-famous French director based on his personal correspondance reveals the little known insurgent side of his personnality. Fe...
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François Truffaut l'insoumis
1993
François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
5.625/8
Twenty-six people - including two daughters, an ex-wife, his last lover, actors, fellow directors and writers, a neighbor, and boyhood friends - talk...
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François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits
2019
André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
6/3
Writer, journalist, explorer, filmmaker, communist militant, freedom fighter. Truths and lies. A plot twist. Politician. General De Gaulle's shadow. O...
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André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer
1963
Take It All
5.75/12
A man struggles with his identity, his life choices, his interracial relationship, and his latent homosexuality. A portrait of some young intellectual...
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Take It All
1964
The Soft Skin
7.148/223
Pierre Lachenay is a well-known publisher and lecturer, married to Franca and father of Sabine. He starts a love affair with air hostess Nicole, which...
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The Soft Skin
1971
Two English Girls
6.962/169
In the early 20th-century, Frenchman Claude meets Englishwoman Ann in Paris. Ann invites him to her family home, intending him for her sister Muriel....
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Two English Girls
2016
Vadim Mister Cool
5.875/8
As a poster boy for hedonism, his whole life was one big party. A journalist, filmmaker, director, producer, actor, novelist, ladies' man and prolific...
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Vadim Mister Cool
2020
Les secrets de François Truffaut
7.333/3
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Les secrets de François Truffaut
1994
The Secret of the Wild Child
8/18
A documentary about Genie, who spent the first thirteen years of her life imprisoned in her bedroom by her father, with her arms and legs immobilized.
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The Secret of the Wild Child
2018
Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
7/6
An account of the life of actress Jeanne Moreau (1928-2017), a true icon of the New Wave and one of the most idolized French movie stars.
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Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit
2009
On the Trail of the New Wave
0/1
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On the Trail of the New Wave
1956
The Kreutzer Sonata
6.077/26
Some time after marrying a sensual girl, Pozdnychev realizes the only link to his spouse is that of physical love. When a violinist with whom his wife...
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The Kreutzer Sonata
1997
Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo
7/1
Documentary about the life and works of Italian filmmaker Roberto Rossellini.
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Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo
1995
The World of Jacques Demy
6.9/16
Agnès Varda's documentary portrait of her late husband, Jacques Demy. A companion piece to her Jacquot de Nantes.
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The World of Jacques Demy
2017
John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
7.125/8
The gripping story of legendary American actor John Travolta: his rise to stardom in the 1970s; his agonizing fall in disgrace in the 1980s; and his s...
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John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood
2010
Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
7.2/4
Catherine Deneuve couldn’t care less about being a celebrity, but fame made her an icon long ago and she occupies a special place in our imagination....
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Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là
1956
Fool’s Mate
6.6/33
Claire is a chic young Parisian woman married to a somewhat older husband, Jean. Claire meets her lover, Claude, at his apartment, where he gifts her...
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Fool’s Mate
2018
Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
6/1
A portray of French actress Françoise Dorléac
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Françoise Dorléac, une promesse
2021
Jim Morrison: The End
7.1/8
Paris, Rue Beautreillis, July 3, 1971. The corpse of rock star Jim Morrison is found in a bathtub, in the apartment of his girlfriend Pamela Courson....
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Jim Morrison: The End
2019
When Hitchcock met O'Casey
0/0
It was a collaboration between one of Ireland’s most noted playwrights and cinema’s greatest directors, yet the 1930 release of Juno and the Paycock i...
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When Hitchcock met O'Casey
2024
François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay
6.438/8
At the end of his life, gravely ill, François Truffaut took refuge with his ex-wife Madeleine Morgenstern. She tried to keep him occupied during his l...
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François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay
1996
Rossellini, un Prométhée franciscain
0/0
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Rossellini, un Prométhée franciscain
2019
Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
10/1
Laura Truffaut shares her memories of her legendary filmmaker father.
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Introducing My Father, François Truffaut
1972
A Gorgeous Kid Like Me
6.202/94
Young sociologist Stanislas Previne is writing a thesis on criminal women, so he visits Camille Bliss in prison for an interview. Accused of murdering...
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A Gorgeous Kid Like Me
2016
Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman
6.5/7
A journey in the company of Bernadette Lafont, French Cinema’s most atypical actress. Tracing her career from pin-up girl, to New Wave model of sexual...
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Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman
2022
Deneuve, la reine Catherine
7.6/5
She is said to be cold, secretive and mysterious. She has the reputation of not letting anything of her intimate thoughts, her private life, her joys...
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Deneuve, la reine Catherine
2002
Heart of the Festival
6.667/3
A short film containing some of the highlights of the Cannes Film Festival's storied history.
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Heart of the Festival
2013
Ain't Misbehavin
6.2/4
18 years after his last film, (The Troubles We've Seen), Marcel Ophuls emerges from retirement as one of our last masters, the most corrosive, the fun...
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Ain't Misbehavin
2021
Morceaux de Cannes
2/1
We thought we'd seen, read, and heard everything there was to see about the Cannes Film Festival, from the glitz and gossip to the scandals and censor...
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Morceaux de Cannes
2021
Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort
8/1
Born into a family of actors, Françoise Dorléac, Catherine Deneuve's older sister, began her career at the age of 15. She shone a few years later alon...
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Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort
1977
François Truffaut
0/0
François Truffaut in conversation in 1977 with Richard Roud, then Director of the New York Film Festival.
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François Truffaut
2001
Léaud l'unique
10/1
Documentary about the work of Nouvelle Vague actor Jean-Pierre Léaud, with interview clips, film clips and contributions from directors and actors he...
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Léaud l'unique
2025
Being Bo Widerberg
8/2
The documentary chronicles Bo Widerberg's journey from 1960s Malmö, where he worked as a writer and film critic, to his successes as a director in Sto...
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Being Bo Widerberg
2026
Determination
0/0
An avant-garde exploration of the themes of high-art vs. low-art conflict. The film begins with the bleak slideshow of Almaty architecture with the ro...
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