1932–1984 · Directing
62.8avg grm
20titles
#626best rank
15honors
best title · #626 on siteThe 400 Blows1959 · as Director76.7Honors
151981César Award — Best Director
1974BAFTA — Best Film
1959Cannes Best Director Award
1981César Award — Best Film
1973New York Film Critics Circle Award — Best Director
Bio
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
ranked on this site1980s3 titles
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Confidentially Yours1983 · as Director54.6W
The Woman Next Door1981 · as Director54.4L
The Last Metro1980 · as Director67.81970s8 titles
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind1977 · as Claude Lacombe75.7M
The Man Who Loved Women1977 · as Director55.7S
Small Change1976 · as Director59.1S
The Story of Adele H1975 · as Director54.4D
Day for Night1973 · as Ferrand, le réalisateur76.1T
Two English Girls1971 · as Director54.9W
The Wild Child1970 · as Itard56.8B
Bed & Board1970 · as Director56.71960s8 titles
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Stolen Kisses1968 · as Director71.3B
The Bride Wore Black1968 · as Director54.2F
Fahrenheit 4511966 · as Director65.8C
Cinéastes de notre temps1964 · as Self · series63.5S
The Soft Skin1964 · as Director58.0J
Jules and Jim1962 · as Director76.7L
Love at Twenty1962 · as Director55.4S
Shoot the Piano Player1960 · as Director69.21950s1 title
4The 400 Blows1959 · as Director76.7