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− | François Roland Truffaut (6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984) was a French 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. Truffaut's film ''Les Quatre Cents Coups'' | + | '''François Roland Truffaut''' (6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984) was a French 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. Truffaut's film ''Les Quatre Cents Coups'' [The 400 Blows] came to be a defining film of the French New Wave movement. He was also editor of the magazine ''[[Cahiers du Cinéma]]''. |
==Films== | ==Films== | ||
* 1954: ''Une visite'' (short film) | * 1954: ''Une visite'' (short film) | ||
* 1957: ''Les Mistons'' | * 1957: ''Les Mistons'' | ||
− | * 1958: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlqhSfF4FlU ''Une histoire d'eau''] | + | * 1958: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YlqhSfF4FlU ''Une histoire d'eau''] [A Story of Water], with [[Jean-Luc Godard]] |
* 1959: ''Les Quatre Cents Coups'' (biographical) | * 1959: ''Les Quatre Cents Coups'' (biographical) | ||
* 1960: ''Tirez sur le pianiste'' | * 1960: ''Tirez sur le pianiste'' | ||
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==Books== | ==Books== | ||
− | * ''Hitchcock/Truffaut'', Paris: Robert Laffont, 1966; | + | * ''Hitchcock/Truffaut'', Paris: Robert Laffont, 1966; rev.ed. as ''Le Cinéma selon Alfred Hitchcock'', intro. Truffaut; Paris: Seghers, 1975; 2nd ed., Paris: Ramsay, 1983; 2000; Paris: Gallimard, 2003. |
− | ** ''Hitchcock/Truffaut'', | + | ** ''Hitchcock/Truffaut'', trans. Helen G. Scott, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1985, [http://libgen.io/book/index.php?md5=90643265A1F36C7D78C4F63D19989B47 PDF]. Trans of rev.ed. {{en}} |
− | * Les films de ma vie, Paris: Flammarion, 1981, 360 pp. [http://www.cineclubdecaen.com/analyse/livres/filmsdemavie.htm] | + | * ''Les films de ma vie'', Paris: Flammarion, 1981, 360 pp. [http://www.cineclubdecaen.com/analyse/livres/filmsdemavie.htm] |
− | ** ''Films in | + | ** ''Films in My Life'', trans. Leonard Mayhew, 1981. {{en}} |
==Literature== | ==Literature== |
Revision as of 20:57, 11 February 2017
François Roland Truffaut (6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984) was a French 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. Truffaut's film Les Quatre Cents Coups [The 400 Blows] came to be a defining film of the French New Wave movement. He was also editor of the magazine Cahiers du Cinéma.
Contents
Films
- 1954: Une visite (short film)
- 1957: Les Mistons
- 1958: Une histoire d'eau [A Story of Water], with Jean-Luc Godard
- 1959: Les Quatre Cents Coups (biographical)
- 1960: Tirez sur le pianiste
- 1962: Jules et Jim
- 1962: Antoine et Colette
- 1964: La Peau douce
- 1966: Fahrenheit 451
- 1968: La Mariée était en noir
- 1968: Baisers volés
- 1969: La Sirène du Mississippi
- 1969: L'Enfant sauvage
- 1970: Domicile conjugal
- 1971: Les Deux Anglaises et le Continent
- 1972: Une belle fille comme moi
- 1973: La Nuit américaine (received Oscar)
- 1975: L'Histoire d'Adèle H.
- 1976: L'Argent de poche
- 1977: L'Homme qui aimait les femmes
- 1978: La Chambre verte
- 1979: L'Amour en fuite
- 1980: Le Dernier Métro (received Cesar)
- 1981: La Femme d'à côté
- 1983: Vivement dimanche!
Books
- Hitchcock/Truffaut, Paris: Robert Laffont, 1966; rev.ed. as Le Cinéma selon Alfred Hitchcock, intro. Truffaut; Paris: Seghers, 1975; 2nd ed., Paris: Ramsay, 1983; 2000; Paris: Gallimard, 2003.
- Hitchcock/Truffaut, trans. Helen G. Scott, New York: Simon & Schuster, 1985, PDF. Trans of rev.ed. (English)
- Les films de ma vie, Paris: Flammarion, 1981, 360 pp. [1]
- Films in My Life, trans. Leonard Mayhew, 1981. (English)
Literature
- Anne Gillain, Le Cinéma selon François Truffaut, Paris: Flammarion, 1988.
- Gilles Cahoreau, François Truffaut (1932-1984), Paris: Julliard, 1990.