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François Truffaut

Birth Name:
François Roland Truffaut
Birth Place:
Paris, France
Profession
Writer, Director, Actor, Producer
François Truffaut

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 AwardWinner
  • 1959Best DirectorWinner
  • 1959Palme d'OrNominated
  • 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 BearNominated
  • 1962Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1962Best DirectorWinner
  • 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'OrNominated
  • 1965Bodil - Best European Film (Bedste europæiske film):Winner
  • 1966Golden LionNominated
  • 1967Hugo - Best Dramatic Presentation:Nominated
  • 1968Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1968Top 10 Film Award - Best Film:Nominated
  • 1968Prix Louis DellucWinner
  • 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 AwardWinner
  • 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 BearNominated
  • 1976Reader Jury of the "Berliner Morgenpost"Winner
  • 1976Special Critics AwardWinner
  • 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 BearNominated
  • 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
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