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François Truffaut (1932–1984)

Writer | Director | Producer

François began to assiduously go to the movies at 7. He was also a great reader but not a good pupil. He left school at 14 and started working. In 1947, aged 15, he founded a film club and met André Bazin, a French critic, who becomes his protector. Bazin helped the delinquent Truffaut and also when he was put in jail because he deserted the army... See full bio »

Born:

François Roland Truffaut
in Paris, France

Died:

(age 52) in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France
Still of François Truffaut and Jean Desailly in The Soft Skin Francois Truffaut Francois Truffaut circa 1970
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Hide HideWriter (35 titles)
1995 Belle Époque (TV mini-series)
 
1988 The Little Thief (original scenario)
 
1983 The Man Who Loved Women (first story)
 
1983 Confidentially Yours (writer)
 
1983 Breathless (story "A Bout De Souffle")
 
1981 The Woman Next Door (original scenario)
 
1980 The Last Metro (dialogue / scenario)
 
1979 Love on the Run (scenario)
 
1978 The Green Room (screenplay)
 
1977 The Man Who Loved Women
 
1976 Small Change (original scenario)
 
1975 The Story of Adele H (screenplay)
 
1973 Day for Night (original screenplay)
 
1972 A Gorgeous Girl Like Me (adaptation and dialogue)
 
1971 Two English Girls (adaptation & dialogue)
 
1970 Bed & Board (scenario and dialogue)
 
1970 The Wild Child (scenario, adaptation and dialogue)
 
1969 Mississippi Mermaid (adaptation and dialogue)
 
1968 Stolen Kisses (scenario and dialogue)
 
1968 The Bride Wore Black (adaptation and dialogue)
 
1966 Fahrenheit 451 (screenplay)
 
1964 Mata Hari, agent H21 (dialogue / screenplay / as F. Truffaut)
 
1964 The Soft Skin (original scenario / as F. Truffaut)
 
1962 Love at Twenty (segment "Antoine et Colette")
 
1962 A Swelled Head (dialogue)
 
1962 Jules and Jim (adaptation and dialogue)
 
1961 Me faire ça à moi (uncredited)
 
1961 A Story of Water (short)
 
1960 The Army Game (adaptation and dialogue)
 
1960 Shoot the Piano Player (adaptation / as F. Truffaut / dialogue)
 
1960 Breathless (story)
 
1959 The 400 Blows (adaptation / as F. Truffaut / scenario)
 
1958 Les surmenés (short) (writer)
 
1957 The Kids (short) (scenario - uncredited)
 
1955 Une visite (short)
 
Show ShowDirector (27 titles)
1983 Confidentially Yours
 
1981 The Woman Next Door
 
1980 The Last Metro
 
1979 Love on the Run
 
1978 The Green Room
 
1977 The Man Who Loved Women
 
1976 Small Change
 
1975 The Story of Adele H
 
1973 Day for Night
 
1972 A Gorgeous Girl Like Me
 
1971 Two English Girls
 
1970 Bed & Board
 
1970 The Wild Child
 
1969 Mississippi Mermaid
 
1968 Stolen Kisses
 
1968 The Bride Wore Black
 
1966 Fahrenheit 451
 
1964 The Soft Skin
 
1962 Love at Twenty (segment "Antoine et Colette")
 
1962 Jules and Jim
 
1962 Antoine and Colette (short)
 
1961 A Story of Water (short) (co-director)
 
1960 The Army Game (co-director)
 
1960 Shoot the Piano Player
 
1959 The 400 Blows
 
1957 The Kids (short)
 
1955 Une visite (short)
 
Show ShowProducer (16 titles)
1983 Confidentially Yours (producer - uncredited)
 
1981 The Woman Next Door (producer)
 
1980 The Last Metro (producer - uncredited)
 
1979 Love on the Run (producer)
 
1978 The Green Room (producer)
 
1977 The Man Who Loved Women (producer - uncredited)
 
1976 Small Change (producer - uncredited)
 
1970 Bed & Board (producer - uncredited)
 
1968 Stolen Kisses (producer - uncredited)
 
1968 Naked Childhood (producer)
 
1962 Jules and Jim (producer - uncredited)
 
1961 Le scarabée d'or (short) (producer)
 
1960 The Army Game (producer)
 
1960 Testament of Orpheus (associate producer - uncredited)
 
1959 The 400 Blows (producer - uncredited)
 
1958 Anna la bonne (short) (producer)
 
Show ShowActor (14 titles)
1978 The Green Room
Julien Davenne
 
1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind
'Lacombe' (as Francois Truffaut) / Claude Lacombe (as Francois Truffaut)
 
1977 The Man Who Loved Women
Man at Funeral (uncredited)
 
1976 Small Change
Martine's Father (uncredited)
 
1975 The Story of Adele H
Officer (uncredited)
 
1973 Day for Night
director Ferrand
 
1972 A Gorgeous Girl Like Me
Un journaliste (voice) (uncredited)
 
1971 Two English Girls
Récitant/Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
 
1970 Bed & Board
Le marchand de journaux (voice) (uncredited)
 
1970 The Wild Child
Le Dr Jean Itard
 
1964 The Soft Skin
Le pompiste (voice) (uncredited)
 
1960 The Army Game
Le taulard passionné de lecture (uncredited)
 
1959 The 400 Blows
Man in Funfair (uncredited)
 
1956 Le coup du berger (short)
Un invité à la fête (uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (8 titles)
2012 The Last Anarchist (short) (thanks)
 
2010 Bipedality (dedicatee)
 
2010 Shoot the Scriptwriter (short) (thanks)
 
2001 The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (video documentary) (in memory of)
 
2000 Bossa Nova (dedicatee)
 
2000 Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
1997 The Waiter (special thanks)
 
1987 Wings of Desire (dedicatee - as François)
 
Show ShowSelf (22 titles)
2012 To Be... A Classic (video documentary short)
Himself (archives)
 
1977-1984 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
Himself / Himself - César du meilleur réalisateur - César du meilleur scénario original ou adaptation
– 9ème nuit des Césars (1984) … Himself
– 7ème nuit des Césars (1982) … Himself
– 6ème nuit des Césars (1981) … Himself - César du meilleur réalisateur - César du meilleur scénario original ou adaptation
– 2ème nuit des Césars (1977) … Himself
 
1984 Ces chers disparus: Françoise Dorléac (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
1983 La leçon de cinéma: François Truffaut (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1979-1983 Apostrophes (TV series)
Himself
– Sous le regard du public (1983) … Himself
– De Hollywood à Cannes (1979) … Himself
 
1982 Le grand échiquier (TV series)
Himself
– François Truffaut, les femmes et les enfants d'abord (1982) … Himself
 
1982 Ciné parade (TV series documentary)
Himself
– L'usine à rêves (1982) … Himself (voice)
 
1980-1981 Les nouveaux rendez-vous (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 27 September 1981 (1981) … Himself
– Episode dated 14 September 1980 (1980) … Himself
 
1979 AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Alfred Hitchcock (TV special documentary)
Himself
 
1977-1979 Les rendez-vous du dimanche (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 21 January 1979 (1979) … Himself
– Episode dated 24 April 1977 (1977) … Himself
 
1977 The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1975 I'm a Stranger Here Myself (documentary)
Himself
 
1973 Omnibus (TV series documentary)
Himself
– François Truffaut (1973) … Himself
 
1972 Vive le cinéma (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 13 February 1972 (1972) … Himself
 
1964-1970 Cinéastes de notre temps (TV series documentary)
Himself
– François Truffaut: dix ans, dix films (1970) … Himself
– Jacques Becker (1967) … Himself
– François Truffaut ou L'esprit critique (1965) … Himself
– La nouvelle vague par elle-même (1964) … Himself
 
1970 Langlois (documentary)
Himself
 
1966 Carl Th. Dreyer (documentary short)
Himself
 
1966 Pariser Journal (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode #6.2 (1966) … Himself
 
1964 À tout prendre
Himself (uncredited)
 
1959-1964 Reflets de Cannes (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 9 May 1964 (1964) … Himself
– Episode dated 9 May 1959 (1959) … Himself
 
1963 The Merv Griffin Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode #1.118 (1963) … Himself
 
1959-1960 Cinépanorama (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Episode dated 20 February 1960 (1960) … Himself
– Episode dated 15 May 1959 (1959) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (33 titles)
2013 Un voyageur (documentary)
Himself
 
2013 Isabelle Adjani, 2 ou 3 choses qu'on ne sait pas d'elle... (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2012 Cinéphiles de notre temps (TV series documentary)
 
2011 The Story of Film: An Odyssey (TV series documentary)
 
2011 Special Collector's Edition (TV series)
 
2011 À voir absolument: 1963-1973 Dix années aux Cahiers du Cinéma (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Gilles Jacob: CIitizen Cannes (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Two in the Wave (documentary)
Himself
 
2006-2010 Il était une fois... (TV series documentary)
 
2009 Coming Attractions: The History of the Movie Trailer (documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Dans le labyrinthe de Marienbad (video documentary short)
 
2009 Uuden aallon jäljillä (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2009 Looking for Truffaut (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 68 (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Cámara negra. Teatro Victoria Eugenia (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2007 Cannes, 60 ans d'histoires (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Ein 'Mord!' in zwei Sprachen: Alfred Hitchcock im Gespräch mit François Truffaut (video short)
Himself (voice) (archive sound)
 
2005 Premio Donostia a Willem Dafoe (TV movie)
Himself
 
2004 François Truffaut, une autobiographie (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2004 Henri Langlois: The Phantom of the Cinémathèque (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The Dreamers
Himself (uncredited)
 
2003 On Location to Bed and Board (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Cinema Sex Politics: Bertolucci Makes 'The Dreamers' (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Histoires de festival (short)
Himself
 
2000 Roberto Rossellini: Frammenti e battute (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 Citizen Langlois (documentary)
Himself
 
1995 L'univers de Jacques Demy (documentary)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1993 François Truffaut: Portraits volés (documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1985 La nuit des Césars (TV series documentary)
 
1985 F comme François (documentary short)
Himself
 
1985 Vivement Truffaut (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1980 Il était une fois: Le gala de l'union des artistes (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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The 400 Blows -- The 400 Blows sensitively re-creates the trials of Truffaut’s own difficult childhood, unsentimentally portraying aloof parents, oppressive teachers, petty crime, and a friendship that would last a lifetime. Shoot the Piano Player -- Clip: Montage Mississippi Mermaid -- Trailer for this Truffaut film
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Personal Details

Other Works:

A book of interviews of Alfred Hitchcock, in which he was one of the first to show how Hitch was a real auteur: first published 1966 "Le cinema selon Hitchcock" (The cinema according to Hitchcock). See more »

Publicity Listings:

2 Biographical Movies  | 6 Print Biographies  | 2 Interviews  | 6 Articles  | See more »

Alternate Names:

François | F. Truffaut | Francois Truffaut

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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Personal Quote:

[in "le Monde", Paris, 1962] The thing which gives me the courage to keep going is that in the cinema industry one does not feel isolated. Solitude is one of the greatest problems facing other artists such as abstract painters and musicians. See more »

Trivia:

Sold la Cause du people (The Peoples' Cause) "revolutionary propaganda" to uphold the cause of freedom of expression on the streets of Paris (June 20th 1970). He had Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir for company. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius