François Truffaut

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Birth Name: François Roland Truffaut

Born: 6 February 1932 Died: 21 October 1984

Country of origin: France

Height: 5' 6"

Relationship Status: Married

Partner: Madeleine Morgenstern

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François Truffaut on Seeing L'Atalante for the First Time

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François Truffaut Salutes Alfred Hitchcock at AFI Life Achievement Award

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Truffaut on the Auteur Theory

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François Truffaut was a French filmmaker, actor and critic widely regarded as one of the founders of the French New Wave. Truffaut's film "The 400 Blows" (1959) is a defining film of the French New Wave movement. His other notable films include "Shoot the Piano Player" (1960), "Jules and Jim" (1962), "The Wild Child" (1970) and "Day for Night" (1973). He also played one of the main roles in Steven Spielberg's "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" (1977). Truffaut also served in the French Army in the early 1950s.

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1. The 400 Blows (1959)

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2. Breathless (1960) (1960)

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3. Jules and Jim (1962)

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4. Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

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5. Day for Night (1973)

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1. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

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2. The Dreamers (2003)

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3. The 400 Blows (1959)

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8.4

907 Watched

4. Day for Night (1973)

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7.9

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5. The Story of Adele H.

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1. The 400 Blows (1959)

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907 Watched

2. Jules and Jim (1962)

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3. Fahrenheit 451 (1966)

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7.2

566 Watched

4. Day for Night (1973)

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7.9

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5. Shoot the Piano Player (1960)

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1. The Merv Griffin Show (1962)

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2. Omnibus (1967)

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3. Gilles Jacob: CIitizen Cannes

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4. Arena (1975- )

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5. La nuit des Césars (1976)

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1. Hitchcock (Revised Edition) (1985)

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2. Hitchcock / Truffaut: Entrevistas

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3. Le Cinema Selon Hitchcock [Hitchcock/Truffaut]

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4. Le Plaisir DES Yeux

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5. El cine según Hitchcock (El libro de bolsillo - Varios) (Spanish Edition)

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" Films Seen: Bed & Board - 8/10 Antoine and Colette - 8/10 Day for Night - 8/10 Stolen Kisses - 7/10 Shoot the Piano Player - 7/10 Les Mistons - 7/10 The 400 Blows - 7/10 Fahrenheit 451 - 6/10 The Soft Skin - 6/10 Jules and Jim - 6/10"

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