François Truffaut Movies

"I only film people who are always active. Even if their activity is strange, weird." The activity François Truffaut talks about here is love....

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.

An intimate window into one of the great movements in film history that brought about an evolution in the art of cinema. The documentary portrays the...

An inquiry into two of the most influencial French filmakers friendship and feud.

A documentary about the famous Danish film director Carl Th. Dreyer, made a few years before he died. In this film Dreyer tells about the style in...

Documentary portrait of Henri Langlois, co-founder of the Cinémathèque Française.

Godard by Godard is an archival self-portrait of Jean-Luc Godard. It retraces the unique and unheard-of path, made up of sudden detours and dramatic...

Documentary about the life and works of Italian filmmaker Roberto Rossellini.

A portray of French actress Françoise Dorléac

Catherine Deneuve couldn’t care less about being a celebrity, but fame made her an icon long ago and she occupies a special place in our...

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

Writer, journalist, explorer, filmmaker, communist militant, freedom fighter. Truths and lies. A plot twist. Politician. General De Gaulle's shadow....

This portrait of the world-famous French director based on his personal correspondance reveals the little known insurgent side of his personnality....

She worked with the world’s greatest actors and directors: Buñuel, Mastroianni, Lellouche, Depardieu... The film guides us throughout...

A group of educators led by Fernand Deligny are working to create contact with autistic children in a hamlet of the Cevennes.

A portrait of the famous French actress Fanny Ardant, who has worked with great figures of cinema such as Agnès Varda, Alain Resnais,...

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....

In 1962, François Truffaut visited the Mar del Plata Film Festival to present his competition in the brand-new Jules and Jim. At that stage of...