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François Truffaut Biography

Birth Name:François Roland Truffaut

Birth Place:Paris, France

Profession Writer, Director, Actor, Producer, Soundtrack

Fast Facts

Received the 1981 Luchino Visconti Award at the David di Donatello Awards for his works as a director and movie critic
Before becoming a film critic, he decided to join the French Army in 1950
Was influenced by film critic André Bazin, whom he met after starting his own film club in 1948
Quote: "One looks at films differently when one is a director or a critic․․․As a director I cared more about technique․․․A critic, on the other hand (particularly one who works for a weekly, as I did), is forced to write summaries of films in fifteen lines․ That forces one to apprehend the structure of a film and to rationalize his liking for it․"
Well known for making films that contain storylines adapted from literary works
Created the film "Confidentially Yours" as a tribute to his favorite director, Alfred Hitchcock
Was offered the chance to direct "Bonnie and Clyde," but turned the job down

Awards

1959Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
1959OCIC Award-: winner
1959Best Director-: winner
1959Palme d'Or-: nominated
1960Oscar-Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen: nominated
1960Bodil-Best European Film (Bedste europæiske film): winner
1960Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
1960Critics Award-Best Film: winner
1960Golden Spike-Best Film: winner
1961BAFTA Film Award-Best Film from any Source: nominated
1961Sant Jordi-Best Foreign Director (Mejor Director Extranjero): winner
1962Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
1962Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
1962Best Director-: winner
1962Best Film-International Competition: nominated
1963Bodil-Best European Film (Bedste europæiske film): winner
1963Silver Ribbon-Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero): winner
1964Palme d'Or-: nominated
1965Bodil-Best European Film (Bedste europæiske film): winner
1966Golden Lion-: nominated
1967Hugo-Best Dramatic Presentation: nominated
1968Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
1968Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
1968Prix Louis Delluc-: winner
1969Edgar-Best Motion Picture: nominated
1969Critics Award-Best Film: winner
1969NYFCC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
1970NSFC Award-Best Director: winner
1970NYFCC Award-Best Screenplay: nominated
1970Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
1971Critics Award-Best Film: winner
1971NBR Award-Best Director: winner
1971NSFC Award-Best Director: nominated
1972Golden Spike-Best Film: winner
1972CEC Award-: winner
1973Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
1973NYFCC Award-Best Director: winner
1974BAFTA Film Award-Best Direction: winner
1974Critics Award-Best Film: winner
1974Silver Ribbon-Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
1974NSFC Award-Best Director: winner
1975Oscar-Best Writing, Original Screenplay: nominated
1975Oscar-Best Director: nominated
1975NYFCC Award-Best Screenplay: winner
1976OCIC Award - Recommendation-Competition: winner
1976Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
1976Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost"-: winner
1976Special Critics Award-: winner
1976Golden India Catalina-Best Film (Mejor Película): nominated
1976Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
1976César-Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur): nominated
1976Golden Spike-Best Film: nominated
1977Golden Berlin Bear-Best Film: nominated
1977Critics Award-Best Film: winner
1979BAFTA Film Award-Best Supporting Actor: nominated
1979Golden Berlin Bear-: nominated
1981Top 10 Film Award-Best Film: nominated
1981Gold Hugo-Best Feature: nominated
1981César-Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario, dialogue ou adaptation): winner
1981César-Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur): winner
1981César-Best Film (Meilleur film): winner
1981Silver Ribbon-Best Foreign Director (Regista del Miglior Film Straniero): nominated
1984BAFTA Film Award-Best Foreign Language Film: nominated
1984César-Best Director (Meilleur réalisateur): nominated
1984Guild Film Award - Gold-Foreign Film (Ausländischer Film): winner
1984Korean Association of Film Critics Award-Best Foreign Film: winner
1989César-Best Screenplay, Original or Adaptation (Meilleur scénario, original ou adaptation): nominated