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François Truffaut

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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Directing

1957

[ ] The Mischief Makers (Director)

1959

[ 6/10 ] The 400 Blows (Director)

1960

[ ] Shoot the Piano Player (Director)
[ ] The Army Game (Co-Director)

1961

[ ] A Story of Water (Director)

1962

[ ] Antoine and Colette (Director)
[ ] Jules and Jim (Director)
[ ] Love at Twenty (Director)
[ ] Los 4 Golpes (Director)

1964

[ ] The Soft Skin (Director)

1966

[ ] Fahrenheit 451 (Director)

1968

[ ] Stolen Kisses (Director)
[ ] The Bride Wore Black (Director)

1969

[ ] Mississippi Mermaid (Director)

1970

[ ] Bed and Board (Director)
[ ] The Wild Child (Director)

1971

[ ] Two English Girls (Director)

1972

[ ] A Gorgeous Girl Like Me (Director)

1973

[ ] Day for Night (Director)

1975

[ ] The Story of Adèle H. (Director)

1976

[ ] Small Change (Director)

1977

[ ] The Man Who Loved Women (Director)

1978

[ ] The Green Room (Director)

1979

[ ] Love on the Run (Director)

1980

[ ] The Last Metro (Director)

1981

[ ] The Woman Next Door (Director)

1983

[ ] Confidentially Yours (Director)

2004

[ ] Their First Films (Director)

Production

1958

[ ] Anna the Maid (Producer)

1959

[ 6/10 ] The 400 Blows (Producer)

1960

[ ] The Army Game (Producer)
[ ] Testament of Orpheus (Associate Producer)

1961

[ ] Le scarabée d'or (Producer)

1962

[ ] Jules and Jim (Producer)

1964

[ ] The Soft Skin (Producer)

1968

[ ] Stolen Kisses (Producer)

1969

[ ] Mississippi Mermaid (Producer)
[ ] Naked Childhood (Producer)

1970

[ ] Bed and Board (Producer)

1976

[ ] Small Change (Producer)
[ ] That Kid (Producer)

1977

[ ] The Man Who Loved Women (Producer)

1978

[ ] The Green Room (Producer)

1979

[ ] Love on the Run (Producer)

1980

[ ] The Last Metro (Producer)

1981

[ ] The Woman Next Door (Producer)

1983

[ ] Confidentially Yours (Producer)

Writing

1957

[ ] The Mischief Makers (Screenplay)

1958

[ ] The Overworked (Writer)

1959

[ 6/10 ] The 400 Blows (Screenplay)
[ 6/10 ] The 400 Blows (Adaptation)

1960

[ ] The Army Game (Adaptation)
[ ] Breathless (Original Story)
[ ] Shoot the Piano Player (Adaptation)
[ ] Shoot the Piano Player (Dialogue)
[ ] Breathless (Story)

1961

[ ] A Story of Water (Writer)

1962

[ ] Love at Twenty (Writer)
[ ] A Swelled Head (Writer)
[ ] Antoine and Colette (Writer)
[ ] Jules and Jim (Adaptation)

1964

[ ] Mata Hari, Agent H21 (Screenplay)
[ ] The Soft Skin (Screenplay)

1966

[ ] Fahrenheit 451 (Screenplay)

1968

[ ] The Bride Wore Black (Adaptation)
[ ] Stolen Kisses (Dialogue)
[ ] Stolen Kisses (Screenplay)

1969

[ ] Mississippi Mermaid (Adaptation)

1970

[ ] The Wild Child (Screenplay)
[ ] Bed and Board (Dialogue)
[ ] Bed and Board (Screenplay)
[ ] The Wild Child (Adaptation)
[ ] The Wild Child (Dialogue)

1971

[ ] Two English Girls (Writer)

1972

[ ] A Gorgeous Girl Like Me (Writer)

1973

[ ] Day for Night (Screenplay)

1975

[ ] The Story of Adèle H. (Screenplay)

1976

[ ] Small Change (Screenplay)

1977

[ ] The Man Who Loved Women (Screenplay)

1978

[ ] The Green Room (Screenplay)

1979

[ ] Love on the Run (Screenplay)

1980

[ ] The Last Metro (Screenplay)
[ ] The Last Metro (Dialogue)

1981

[ ] The Woman Next Door (Screenplay)

1983

[ ] Breathless (Author)
[ ] Confidentially Yours (Screenplay)
[ ] The Man Who Loved Women (Original Film Writer)
[ ] Confidentially Yours (Adaptation)
[ ] Confidentially Yours (Dialogue)

1988

[ ] The Little Thief (Story)

2002

[ ] The Truth About Charlie (Original Film Writer)

2011

[ ] The Magic Skin (Idea)

2023

[ ] Short cuts : François Truffaut's The Woman Next Door (Original Film Writer)

2024

[ ] Short Cuts : Stolen Kisses (Original Film Writer)

Crew

1987

[ 7/10 ] Wings of Desire (In Memory Of)

Actor

1956

[ ] The Kreutzer Sonata (Cameo (uncredited))
[ ] Fool’s Mate (Party guest (uncredited))

1959

[ 6/10 ] The 400 Blows (Man in Funfair (uncredited))

1960

[ ] The Army Game (Le taulard passionné de lecture)

1961

[ ] Portrait of François Truffaut (Self)

1962

[ ] Los 4 Golpes (The Assassin)

1963

[ ] Take It All (Self (uncredited))

1964

[ ] La Nouvelle Vague par elle-même (Self)
[ ] The Soft Skin (Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited))

1965

[ ] Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit (Self)

1966

[ ] Carl Th. Dreyer (Self)

1967

[ ] The Birth of Children of Paradise (Self)

1970

[ ] Bed and Board (Le Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited))
[ ] The Wild Child (Le Dr Jean Itard)
[ ] Langlois (Self)
[ ] Cinéastes de notre temps : François Truffaut : Dix ans, dix films (Self)

1971

[ ] Two English Girls (Narrator (voice) (uncredited))

1972

[ ] A Gorgeous Girl Like Me (Journalist (narration) (uncredited))

1973

[ ] Day for Night (Ferrand, the Director)
[ ] Omnibus: François Truffaut (Self)

1975

[ ] The Story of Adèle H. (Officer (uncredited))
[ ] I'm a Stranger Here Myself (Self)

1976

[ ] Small Change (Martine's father)

1977

[ ] Close Encounters of the Third Kind (Claude Lacombe)
[ ] The Man Who Loved Women (Un homme aux fénérailles (uncredited))

1978

[ ] Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness (Self)
[ ] The Green Room (Julien Davenne)

1992

[ ] Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave (Self (archive footage))

1993

[ ] François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits (Self (archive footage))

1994

[ ] The Secret of the Wild Child (Self)

1995

[ ] The World of Jacques Demy (Self (archive footage))

1996

[ ] François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child (Self (archive footage))
[ ] François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death (Self (archive footage))
[ ] Rossellini, un Prométhée franciscain (Self (archive) - film critic, filmmaker)

1997

[ ] Roberto Rossellini: Il mestiere di uomo (Self (archive footage))

1999

[ ] Monsieur Truffaut Meets Mr. Hitchcock (Self (archive footage))

2000

[ ] Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas (Self)

2002

[ ] Heart of the Festival (Self (archive footage))

2004

[ ] Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years (Self (audio archival footage))

2006

[ ] Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City' (Self (archive footage))

2009

[ ] Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious' (Self (archive footage))
[ ] Looking for Truffaut (Self (archive footage))
[ ] On the Trail of the New Wave (Self (archive footage))

2010

[ ] Two in the Wave (Self (archive footage))
[ ] Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là (Self (archive footage))

2012

[ ] To Be... A Classic (Self (archive footage))

2014

[ ] François Truffaut l'insoumis (Self (archive footage))

2016

[ ] Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture (Self (archive footage))
[ ] Vadim Mister Cool (Self (archive footage))
[ ] Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman (????)

2017

[ ] John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood (Self - Filmmaker (archive footage))

2018

[ ] Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit (Self - Filmmaker (archive footage))
[ ] Françoise Dorléac, une promesse (Self (archive footage))

2019

[ ] André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer (Self - Filmmaker (archive footage))
[ ] When Hitchcock met O'Casey (Self (archive footage))
[ ] Introducing My Father, François Truffaut (Self (Archive Footage))

2020

[ ] François Truffaut: Des films d'amour ! (Self)
[ ] Les secrets de François Truffaut (Self (archive footage))

2021

[ ] Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte (Self (archive footage))
[ ] Sous le soleil de Pialat (Self (archive footage))
[ ] Jim Morrison: The End (Self - Filmmaker (archive footage))

2022

[ ] Deneuve, la reine Catherine (Self (archive footage))

2023

[ ] Godard Cinema (Self (archive footage))
[ ] Godard by Godard (Self (archive footage))
[ ] Passion Fanny Ardant (Self - Filmmaker (archive footage))
[ ] Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera (Self (archive footage))

2024

[ ] François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay (Self (archive footage))

2025

[ ] Postface à l’Atalante (Self)