François Truffaut

Director and writer. Born 6 February 1932 in Paris, France. Died 21 October 1984.

Titles on Fi1m1 acting · 3 directing · 1 writing · 1 other

Average Fi1m scoreas director · 3 titles

BAFTAs2 won · 4 nominated

Born

6 February 1932, Paris, France

Died

21 October 1984

Active

1959–1980

Frequently works with

Marie Dubois, Suzanne Schiffman

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

85Fi1m

79Critics

We rate François’s work 6 points above the press, across 3 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above2

60 to 791

Under 600

Of 3 reviewed titles as director.

In numbers

Reviewed: 3 films
Screen time: 6 hours of reviewed films
BAFTA Film Awards: 2 BAFTAs2 won · 4 nominated
Active: 1959–1980

Genres

Drama3
Romance2
War1

Best and worst on Fi1m

91BestThe 400 Blows1959

75WorstThe Last Metro1980

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

61950s

181960s

131970s

71980s

11990s

22000s

22010s

32020s

Co-stars most worked with

Marie Dubois2 titles

François Truffaut