François Truffaut Movies

A fascinating glimpse into Truffaut’s creative process and how his life informed his art, told from the perspectives of those who knew him best.

Originally commissioned by Truffaut as part of a series of short films based on Edgar Allen Poe's Tales of the Grotesque and Arabesque, it would be a...

An avant-garde exploration of the themes of high-art vs. low-art conflict. The film begins with the bleak slideshow of Almaty architecture with the...

A portray of French actress Françoise Dorléac

Made for Cinéastes de notre temps series. In 1964, several French New Wave auteurs discuss the success and crisis of the wave. Featuring...

A young woman wins a typing contest and sets off to work in Paris.

Laura Truffaut shares her memories of her legendary filmmaker father.

A documentary about Genie, who spent the first thirteen years of her life imprisoned in her bedroom by her father, with her arms and legs immobilized.

1951. André Bazin and Jacques Doniol-Valcroze founded "Cahiers du cinéma". With contributions from self-taught filmmakers (Jean-Luc...

Documentary about the making of Marcel Carne's 1945 film Children of Paradise (France), interviewing the director, the actors and production...

François Truffaut's Stolen Kisses revisited by director Gabrielle Selnet in a one-minute animated film.

A man struggles with his identity, his life choices, his interracial relationship, and his latent homosexuality. A portrait of some young...

In 1962 while presenting Jules et Jim at the Mar del Plata International Film Festival, which earned him the Best Director Award, François...

Film historian/professor at UCLA Janet Bergstrom and Positif journalist N.T. Bihn discuss To Be or Not to Be and Ernst Lubitsch's career and legacy....

Documentary about François Truffaut who is one of the most respected directors in the history of cinema.

Manon Tacconi revisits François Truffaut's classic, "The Woman Next Door" in one animated minute.