François Truffaut

François Truffaut

François Roland Truffaut (6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984) was an influential film director, screenwriter, producer, actor, and film critic, as well as 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, having worked on over 25 films.

Read more about François Truffaut:  Early Life, Career, Death, Work, Attitude Towards Other Filmmakers, Frequent Collaborations With Actors, Bibliography

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    All film directors, whether famous or obscure, regard themselves as misunderstood or underrated. Because of that, they all lie. They’re obliged to overstate their own importance.
    —François Truffaut (1932–1984)