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
• Day for Night as Ferrand, the Director
• Close Encounters of the Third Kind as Claude Lacombe
• The 400 Blows as Man in Funfair (uncredited)
• The Man Who Loved Women as Un homme aux fénérailles (uncredited)
• The Soft Skin as Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited)
• Small Change as Martine's father
• Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock as Self (archive footage)
• The Green Room as Julien Davenne

TV

• The Merv Griffin Show as Self
• Un film et son époque as Self (archive footage)
• Le Grand Échiquier as Self
• Les Rendez-vous du dimanche as Self
• Apostrophes as Self
• Cinépanorama as Self
• Reflets de Cannes as Self
• Omnibus as Self