Close Encounters of the Third Kind
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François Roland Truffaut ( UK: / ˈtruːfoʊ, ˈtrʊ -/ TROO-foh, TRUU-, US: / truːˈfoʊ / troo-FOH; [1] [2] French: [fʁɑ̃swa ʁɔlɑ̃ tʁyfo]; 6 February 1932 – 21 October 1984) was a French filmmaker, actor, and critic. He is widely regarded as one of the founders of the French New Wave. [3]
44 Photos. French director François Truffaut began to assiduously go to the movies at age seven. He was also a great reader but not a good pupil. He left school at 14 and started working. In 1947, aged 15, he founded a film club and met André Bazin, a French critic, who became his protector.
Feb 3, 2022 · As Jules et Jim gets a re-release in time for the 90th anniversary on Sunday of the French director’s birth, we pan across his greatest works. by Peter Bradshaw. Thu 3 Feb 2022 09.00 EST. Last ...
Apr 12, 2024 · Francois Truffaut, French film critic, director, and producer who was a pioneer in the New Wave movement. He was perhaps best known for the Antoine Doinel saga, including The 400 Blows, Stolen Kisses, and Bed & Board. His other notable films included Jules et Jim and Day for Night.
List your movie, TV & celebrity picks. 23 titles. Sort by List order. 1. Day for Night. 1973 1h 56m PG. 8.0 (25K) Rate. A committed film director struggles to complete his movie while coping with a myriad of crises, personal and professional, among the cast and crew.
Mini Bio. French director François Truffaut began to assiduously go to the movies at age seven. He was also a great reader but not a good pupil. He left school at 14 and started working. In 1947, aged 15, he founded a film club and met André Bazin, a French critic, who became his protector.
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 an icon of the French film industry. He was also a screenwriter, producer, and actor working on over twenty-five films.
