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François Truffaut

Born

in Paris, France

February 06, 1932

Died

October 21, 1984

Genre

Arts & Photography, History, Film

Influences

André Bazin, Alfred Hitchcock, Jean Vigo, Jean Renoir, Friedrich Wilhe ...more

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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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	Hitchcock/Truffaut by François Truffaut, Alfred Hitchcock 4.47 avg rating — 9,649 ratings — published 1966 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Films in My Life 4.09 avg rating — 742 ratings — published 1975 — 49 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Francois Truffaut: Correspondence, 1945-1984 by François Truffaut, Claude Givray (Editor) 4.23 avg rating — 163 ratings — published 1988 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Jules et Jim by François Truffaut, Henri-Pierre Roché (Adapted From) 3.98 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1962 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	L'uomo che amava le donne 3.81 avg rating — 85 ratings — published 1977 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The 400 Blows a film by Francois Truffaut 4.11 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 1959 — 23 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Truffaut par Truffaut by François Truffaut, Dominique Rabourdin (Compiler) 4.22 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1987 — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Le Cinéma Selon François Truffaut by François Truffaut, Anne Gillain (editor) 3.95 avg rating — 39 ratings — published 1988 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Adventures of Antoine Doinel: Autobiographical Screenplays 4.28 avg rating — 32 ratings — published 1973 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	La Petite Voleuse by François Truffaut, Claude De Givray, Claude Miller 3.32 avg rating — 28 ratings — published 1989 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Quotes by François Truffaut (?)

“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

tags: art, books-reading, film, life, music

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“Film lovers are sick people.”
― François Truffaut

tags: film, humor

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

tags: relationships

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