François Truffaut

François Truffaut

Born February 6, 1932· Paris, France

† Died October 21, 1984

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A product of post-war Paris, Truffaut entered cinema through the mentorship of critic André Bazin and quickly became a leading voice at Cahiers du Cinéma, championing the auteur theory. His breakthrough came with The 400 Blows (1959), a cornerstone of the French New Wave that introduced the semi-autobiographical Antoine Doinel, a character he followed in Stolen Kisses (1968), Bed and Board (1970)…

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Short films 4

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