Person
François Truffaut
Directing
- Known for
- Directing
- Born
- Feb 6, 1932
- Died
- Oct 21, 1984
- From
- Paris, France
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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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The 400 Blows
Day for Night
Bed and Board
The Wild Child
Hitchcock/Truffaut
The Story of Adèle H.
The Soft Skin
The Man Who Loved Women
Small Change
Two English Girls
A Gorgeous Kid Like Me
The Green Room
Fool’s Mate
The Kreutzer Sonata
Two in the Wave
The Secret of the Wild Child
The World of Jacques Demy