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Directed by François Truffaut
Along with Godard, Truffaut jump-started the French New Wave with his pioneering, naturalistic Les 400 Coups, one of the greatest films about childhood ever made. This was followed by a series of gripping films, often examining the relationships between men and women in such classics as Jules Et Jim and in the darker The Story Of Adele H. A supe... show more > Recommended Films directed by François Truffaut
 Small Change1976, François Truffaut, DVD An irresistible, humane and witty exploration of childhood in France. Each story takes the view from a child's eyes ranging from two weeks to fourteen years old. Comments on the film span the range of 'beautiful' to 'perfect'. A thoroughly charmin...
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 The Wild Child (Truffaut, 1970)1970, François Truffaut, DVD Based on a true story of a 'wild child' found in the forests in the late 1700s, this is a humane reflection on society and the civilizing process.
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 The Man Who Loved Women (LHomme Qui Aimait Les Femmes)1977, François Truffaut, DVD A whimsical, lively story about a Casanova who loves every woman he meets - literally! A playful romantic comedy, irresistibly charming and witty.
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 Mississippi Mermaid (La Sirene du Mississippi)1969, François Truffaut, DVD A wealthy tobacco factory owner orders a mail-order bride who works her way into Louis's heart and then runs away taking with her nearly all his fortune. Later on holiday in the South of France Louis spots Julie again. An outstanding examination o...
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The 400 Blows1959, François Truffaut, DVD Ushering in the New Wave, Truffaut's first feature must have sent a frisson of horror through the ranks of the old guard. Keen, rebellious, cinematic, The 400 Blows seemed to renew the vows of cinema itself. Classical Realism was dead...let's take...
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Jules et Jim1962, François Truffaut, DVD Seen at the time as personifying the changing moods of womankind itself, Moreau here delivers perhaps her defining performance as the sad heroine at the heart of a menage a trois which has been emulated but never repeated. The Nouvelle Vague in al...
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 Fahrenheit 4511966, François Truffaut, DVD Truffaut's first English language production was an adaptation of Ray Bradbury's sci-fi story about a future without books. A fireman in charge of burning forbidden volumes meets a revolutionary teacher who dares to read. Nic Roeg was cinematograp...
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Shoot the Pianist (Tirez sur le Pianiste)1960, François Truffaut, DVD AKA Tirez Sur Le Pianiste. Truffaut's immaculately-made second film is a homage to the Hollywood gangster thriller, combining the style of American film noir with all the mood twists, visual jokes and camera techniques that are pure French New Wave.
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 The Last Metro1980, François Truffaut, DVD Aka Le Dernier Métro. The winner of a phenomenal 10 Césars at the 1981 French Academy awards, this is one of Truffaut's most highly acclaimed films. It is set in wartime Paris during Nazi occupation. A Jewish theatre manager is in hiding, and his ...
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Finally, Sunday!1983, François Truffaut, DVD Truffaut's final film shot in crisp black and white is a brilliantly entertaining comedy thriller with a Hitchcockian theme. When Fanny Ardant's boss is accused of murdering both his wife and her lover, he goes into hiding whilst she takes the ini...
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The Woman Next Door (La Femme Da Cote)1981, François Truffaut, DVD Written especially for its two stars, Truffaut's penultimate film tells the intense and very moving story of a passionate and tragic love affair. Bernard and Mathilde were once deeply in love. When they meet again ten years later, complete with ma...
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Anne and Muriel1971, François Truffaut, DVD A young man falls in love to two young women one brief summer while on holiday. Anyone who has ever been in love and been unable to say so will love this touching evocation of passion on hold. If ever a film was Truffautesque...
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 Stolen Kisses / Love At Twenty1968, François Truffaut, DVD Aka Baisers Volés. Now 20 and discharged from the army, Antoine Doinel has moved from turbulent adolescence to youthful rebellion. He is faced with a series of unsatisfactory jobs (night watchman at a hotel, TV repair man, sleuth) and his love lif...
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 Peau Douce La1964, François Truffaut, VHSPAL Another triangular love affair between a professor, his wife and an air stewardess. Described by Truffaut as a tale of 'a truly modern love; it takes place in planes, elevators, it has all the harassments of modern life'. "Very funny, touching and...
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 Bed and Board1970, François Truffaut, DVD Aka Domicile Conjugal. A wry comedy drama which continues the story of Truffaut's alter-ego Antoine Doinel into the early years of married life. Now a husband and father, Doinel begins an affair with a Japanese girl he meets through his work. The ...
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