Directing
François Truffaut
- Titles
- 106movies13TV shows
- Career
Active from 1956 to 2021, with a break from 2005 to 2020, busiest in 1962 with 5 main titles.
- Directed
- 27titles as director
- Average score
76/100
- Highest rated
The 400 Blows91/100
What stands out
Compared with the average well-known movie, over 32 of their titles. Select a trait to filter titles.
- Historical4.7average 2.6
- Romance5.9average 3.8
- Nostalgia5.7average 3.7
- Melancholy6.7average 4.7
- Eroticism3.4average 1.8
- Wit & Wordplay5.0average 3.7
- Psychological6.6average 5.6
- Pathos6.2average 5.2
Rarely in their work
- Violence2.5, average 4.2
- Scare1.2, average 2.6
- Adrenaline3.5, average 4.9
- Pop Culture1.3, average 2.2
Main genres
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Recurring tags
- French New Wave 11
- French Cinema 9
- Character-Driven 6
- Character Study 5
- Melancholy 5
- Historical Drama 3
- Psychological Drama 3
- Relationship Drama 3
- Melancholic 3
- Coming-of-Age Story 3
- Social Commentary 3
- Nostalgic 3
Works often with
People in at least two of their main titles.
Georges DelerueActorThe Last Metro, Love at Twenty, The Soft Skin, Jules and Jim, Shoot the Piano Player, +8 more
Martine BarraquéEditorThe Last Metro, Day for Night, The Story of Adèle H., The Woman Next Door, The Man Who Loved Women, +5 more
Néstor AlmendrosCinematographerThe Last Metro, Bed and Board, The Story of Adèle H., The Wild Child, The Man Who Loved Women, +4 more
Jean-Pierre LéaudActorThe 400 Blows, Stolen Kisses, Love at Twenty, Bed and Board, Day for Night, +3 more
Raoul CoutardCinematographerBreathless, Love at Twenty, The Soft Skin, Jules and Jim, Shoot the Piano Player, +3 more
Suzanne SchiffmanWriterThe Last Metro, Day for Night, The Story of Adèle H., The Woman Next Door, The Man Who Loved Women, +3 more- CClaudine BouchéEditorLove at Twenty, The Soft Skin, Jules and Jim, Shoot the Piano Player, The Bride Wore Black, +2 more
Jean-Louis RichardActorFahrenheit 451, The Last Metro, The Soft Skin, Day for Night, Confidentially Yours, +1 more
Jean-Claude BrialyActorThe Bride Wore Black, The Mischief Makers, Fool’s Mate, A Story of Water, The Overworked
Yann DedetEditorDay for Night, The Story of Adèle H., Two English Girls, Small Change, A Gorgeous Kid Like Me
Jean-Luc GodardActorBreathless, Fool’s Mate, A Story of Water, Their First Films
Maurice JaubertComposerThe Story of Adèle H., The Man Who Loved Women, Small Change, The Green Room
Movies and TV shows
502020s
3 titles
Original Film Writer
Original Film Writer
2010s
1 title
2000s
2 titles · average score 45
Director
Original Film Writer
1980s
7 titles · average score 71
In Memory Of
Producer, Adaptation
Author
Original Film Writer
Producer, Screenplay
Director, Producer
1970s
13 titles · average score 76
Screenplay, Director
as Julien Davenne
as Claude Lacombe
as Un homme aux fénérailles (uncredited)
as Martine's father
Producer
as Officer (uncredited)
as Ferrand, the Director
as Journalist (voice) (uncredited)
as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
as Le Marchand de Journaux (voice) (uncredited)
as Le Dr Jean Itard
1960s
18 titles · average score 74
Producer, Director
Dialogue, Producer
Director, Adaptation
Screenplay, Director
as Le Pompiste (voice) (uncredited)
Screenplay
Producer, Director
Writer, Director
Director, Writer
Writer, Director
Original Story, Story
Adaptation, Dialogue
1950s
6 titles · average score 72
as Homme dans une fête foraine (non crédité)
Writer
Producer
Director, Screenplay
as Party guest (uncredited)
as Cameo (uncredited)