François Truffaut

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François Truffaut


Born
in Paris, France
February 06, 1932

Died
October 21, 1984

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François Roland Truffaut was an award-winning and influential filmmaker, critically acclaimed worldwide. He was also a talented and sought-after film critic in France (most notably, his work for Cahiers du Cinema), and one of the founders of the French New Wave and the auteur theory; he remains an icon of the French film industry. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he was also a screenwriter, producer or occasional actor in over twenty-five films.

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The Films in My Life

4.10 avg rating — 683 ratings — published 1975 — 48 editions
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Francois Truffaut: Correspo...

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4.25 avg rating — 149 ratings — published 1988 — 18 editions
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The 400 Blows a film by Fra...

4.09 avg rating — 67 ratings — published 1959 — 17 editions
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L'uomo che amava le donne

3.83 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1977 — 11 editions
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Truffaut par Truffaut

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The Adventures of Antoine D...

4.31 avg rating — 26 ratings — published 1973 — 13 editions
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Le Cinéma Selon François Tr...

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3.96 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1988 — 11 editions
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Day for Night

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4.47 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1975 — 7 editions
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La Petite Voleuse

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“Three films a day, three books a week and records of great music would be enough to make me happy to the day I die.”
François Truffaut

“Film lovers are sick people.”
François Truffaut

“In love, women are professionals, men are amateurs”
François Truffaut

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