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.
Known for
- The Merv Griffin Show (1962)
- Apostrophes (1975)
- Les Rendez-vous du dimanche (1975)
- Spécial cinéma (1974)
- Omnibus (1967)
- Le Grand Échiquier (1972)
- Cinépanorama (1956)
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
- Ciné regards (1978)
- Reflets de Cannes (1954)
- The 400 Blows (1959)
- Un film et son époque (2003)
- Pour le plaisir (1964)
- Day for Night (1973)
- Bed and Board (1970)
- The Story of Adèle H. (1975)
- Françoise Dorléac, from The Man from Rio to The Young Girls of Rochefort (2021)
- François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits (1993)
- The Soft Skin (1964)
- The Wild Child (1970)