François Truffaut

Directing · Born 1932-02-06 in Paris, France

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.

Filmography

• Bed and Board as Le Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited)
• The Wild Child as Le Dr Jean Itard
• Small Change as Martine's father
• Day for Night as Ferrand, the Director
• Close Encounters of the Third Kind as Claude Lacombe
• Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock as Self (archive footage)
• The Green Room as Julien Davenne
• Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte as Self (archive footage)
• Sous le soleil de Pialat as Self (archive footage)
• Two in the Wave as Self (archive footage)