François Truffaut (Director)

Reviews of movies from director François Truffaut

Looking for reviews of films directed by François Truffaut? Cinafilm has a total of 1,723 reviews across 11 movies directed by François Truffaut.

Movies from this director have generally received positive reviews and hold an average rating of 75%.

Day for Night is François Truffaut's highest rated movie, with a score of 82% based on 257 reviews.

The lowest rated film from François Truffaut is Mississippi Mermaid, with a score of 69% based on 37 reviews.

Director Biography

François Roland Truffaut (6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984) was an influential film critic and filmmaker and one of the founders of the French New Wave. In a film career lasting over a quarter of a century, he remains a year icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five films. Along with Jean-Luc Godard, Truffaut was one of the most influential figures of the French New Wave, inspiring directors such as Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, Brian De Palma, Martin Scorsese & Wes Anderson.

François Truffaut has directed films starring Marcel Berbert, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Jean-François Stévenin and Pierre Fabre.

François Truffaut has collaborated with these film directors: Andrzej Wajda, Shintarō Ishihara, Renzo Rossellini and Marcel Ophüls.