François Truffaut
Directing

François Truffaut

Born 6 February 1932 · Paris, France · Died 21 October 1984

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.

Known for

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The 400 Blows
Breathless
Fahrenheit 451
Jules and Jim
Day for Night
The Last Metro
Stolen Kisses
Shoot the Piano Player
The Woman Next Door
Bed and Board
The Wild Child
Their First Films
The Little Thief
Confidentially Yours
The Woman Next Door
The Last Metro
Love on the Run
The Green Room
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The Man Who Loved Women
Small Change
That Kid
The Story of Adèle H.
Day for Night
A Gorgeous Kid Like Me
Two English Girls
The Wild Child
Bed and Board
Mississippi Mermaid
Naked Childhood
Stolen Kisses
The Bride Wore Black
Fahrenheit 451
The Soft Skin
Mata Hari, Agent H21
Antoine and Colette
Jules and Jim
Love at Twenty
A Swelled Head
A Story of Water
The Army Game
Shoot the Piano Player
Breathless
The 400 Blows
The Mischief Makers
The Overworked
Anna the Maid
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