François Truffaut

Directing

February 6, 1932 – October 21, 1984 (aged 52)

Paris, France

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

Determination

Determination2026 · Self (archival footage)

Being Bo Widerberg

Being Bo Widerberg2025 · Self (archive footage)

Postface à l’Atalante

Postface à l’Atalante2025 · Self

François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay

François Truffaut: My Life, a Screenplay2024 · Self (archive footage)

Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera

Catherine Deneuve, in the eye of the camera2023 · Self (archive footage)

Passion Fanny Ardant

Passion Fanny Ardant2023 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Godard Cinema

Godard Cinema2023 · Self (archive footage)

Godard by Godard

Godard by Godard2023 · Self (archive footage)

Deneuve, la reine Catherine

Deneuve, la reine Catherine2022 · Self (archive footage)

Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort

Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort2021 · archive footage

Sous le soleil de Pialat

Sous le soleil de Pialat2021 · Self (archive footage)

Jim Morrison: The End

Jim Morrison: The End2021 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Morceaux de Cannes

Morceaux de Cannes2021

Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte

Les cahiers du cinéma, la création d'une empreinte2021 · Self (archive footage)

François Truffaut: Des films d'amour !

François Truffaut: Des films d'amour !2020 · Self

Les secrets de François Truffaut

Les secrets de François Truffaut2020 · Self (archive footage)

Introducing My Father, François Truffaut

Introducing My Father, François Truffaut2019 · Self (Archive Footage)

André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer

André Malraux: Writer, Politician, Adventurer2019 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

When Hitchcock met O'Casey

When Hitchcock met O'Casey2019 · Self (archive footage)

Françoise Dorléac, une promesse

Françoise Dorléac, une promesse2018 · Self (archive footage)

Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit

Jeanne Moreau: Free Spirit2018 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood

John Travolta, le miraculé d'Hollywood2017 · Self - Filmmaker (archive footage)

Vadim Mister Cool

Vadim Mister Cool2016 · Self (archive footage)

Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman

Bernadette Lafont: And God Created the Free Woman2016

Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture

Truffaut / Godard, scénario d'une rupture2016 · Self (archive footage)

Hitchcock/Truffaut

Hitchcock/Truffaut2015 · Self

François Truffaut l'insoumis

François Truffaut l'insoumis2014 · Self (archive footage)

Ain't Misbehavin

Ain't Misbehavin2013 · Self (archive footage)

To Be... A Classic

To Be... A Classic2012 · Self (archive footage)

Two in the Wave

Two in the Wave2010 · Self (archive footage)

Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là

Catherine Deneuve, belle et bien là2010 · Self (archive footage)

Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'

Once Upon a Time... 'Notorious'2009 · Self (archive footage)

On the Trail of the New Wave

On the Trail of the New Wave2009 · Self (archive footage)

Looking for Truffaut

Looking for Truffaut2009 · Self (archive footage)

Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'

Once Upon a Time... 'Rome, Open City'2006 · Self (archive footage)

Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years

Alfred Hitchcock: The Early Years2004 · Self (audio archival footage)

Un film et son époque

Un film et son époque2003 · Self (archive footage)

Heart of the Festival

Heart of the Festival2002 · Self (archive footage)

Léaud l'unique

Léaud l'unique2001 · Self (archive) - filmmaker

Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas

Nouvelle Vague : El cine sin dogmas2000 · Self

François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child

François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - The Wild Child1996

François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death

François Truffaut: The Man Who Loved Cinema - Love & Death1996

Rossellini, un Prométhée franciscain

Rossellini, un Prométhée franciscain1996

The Green Room

The Green Room1978

Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness

Catherine Deneuve by Chance, or, A Certain Blondeness1978

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Close Encounters of the Third Kind1977

Carl Th. Dreyer

Carl Th. Dreyer1966

Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit

Filmmakers of Our Time: François Truffaut or the Critical Spirit1965

Fool’s Mate

Fool’s Mate1956