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François Truffaut (1932–1984)

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 »
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Known For

The 400 Blows
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(1959)
Le dernier métro
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(1980)
Jules and Jim
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(1962)
Tirez sur le pianiste
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 1995 Belle Époque (TV Mini-Series) (3 episodes)
- Episode #1.3 (1995)
- Episode #1.2 (1995)
- Episode #1.1 (1995)
 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 Le dernier métro (dialogue) / (scenario)
 1979 Love on the Run (scenario)
 1978 The Green Room (screenplay)
 1976 Small Change (original scenario)
 1975 The Story of Adele H (screenplay)
 1973 Day for Night (screenplay)
 1972 Une belle fille comme moi (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 Une grosse tête (dialogue)
 1962 Jules and Jim (adaptation and dialogue)
 1961 Me faire ça à moi (uncredited)
 1961 Une histoire d'eau (Short)
 1960 The Army Game (adaptation and dialogue)
 1960 Tirez sur le pianiste (adaptation - as F. Truffaut) / (dialogue)
 1960 Breathless (story)
 1959 The 400 Blows (adaptation - as F. Truffaut) / (scenario)
 1958 Les surmenés (Short) (writer)
 1957 Les mistons (Short) (scenario - uncredited)
 1955 Une visite (Short)
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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 | 15 Print Biographies | 2 Interviews | 15 Articles | 4 Pictorials | See more »

Alternate Names:

François | F. Truffaut | Francois Truffaut

Height:

5' 6" (1.68 m)
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One looks at films differently when one is a director or a critic. For example, though I have always loved Citizen Kane (1941), I loved it in different ways at different stages of my career. When I saw it as a critic, I particularly admired the way the story is told: the fact that one is rarely permitted to see the person who interviews all the characters, the fact that chronology is not ... See more »

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He was a big Alfred Hitchcock fan and defined him as his master. See more »

Nickname:

La Truffe See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius

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