François Truffaut

Can happiness be shared by three? FrancoisTruffault uninhibitedly recounts the anarchist, unconventional relationship of one of the most emblematic love triangles in cinema history, in an archetypal Nouvelle Vague creation starring the magnificent Jeanne Moreau. — Paris, 1914. Two friends, Jules, a shy Austrian writer and French intellectual Jim meet Catherine, a passionate and beautiful woman, the textbook definition of a "free spirit". In the midst of World War I, a love triangle blossoms between them, simultaneously wonderful and tragic. The triangle will break up and Jules and Catherine will marry and have a daughter. For a while, they will all remain friends; but balance seems unattainable. — Best Director | Mar del Plata Film Festival | 1962

Truffaut's last film pays tribute to the cinema of Alfred Hitchcock, which the French director adored. Pairing it with the conventions of film noir, he produces a delightfully cinephile union. — Based on Charles Williams' "The Long Saturday Night", the film takes place over a few days in a small town in southern France. The manager of a real estate agency is a suspect for the double murder of his wife and her lover. Faced with evidence against him as well as the charge of a third murder, the man escapes. Meanwhile, his secretary, conducting her own research to uncover the truth, gets entangled in difficult situations. — Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film | BAFTA Awards | 1984

Artists against Nazism, or in other words, Truffault’s idealistic approach to occupied France during World War II. A juicy role for Deneuve and a cheerful tone to accompany her dangerous romance, reminiscent of "Casablanca". — Paris, 1942. A young man is chosen as the lead in a play at the Montmartre Theater. In fact, he is not just an actor, but also a member of the resistance. His gorgeous, unfriendly co-star, who is also the theater owner, hides her Jewish husband in the basement below the stage. The premiere of the show is extremely successful, but the triumph is tarnished by the criticism of an anti-Semitic theatrical reviewer. Things are becoming dangerous for everyone in the theater. — Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film | Oscars | 1981 Best Film | César Awards | 1981 Best Cinematography | César Awards | 1981

A directorial triumph, each scene carefully thought out and crafted with Hitchcockian meticulousness. Truffaut proves (yet again) his artistic inventiveness in this strong erotic drama. — A well-known writer and literary magazine contributor is on a plane to Portugal, where he encounters a beautiful air hostess. When they coincidentally meet again at the hotel they are staying at, an amorous relationship begins, even though he is married. The couple meets secretly as often as possible, but the author's wife suspects something is amiss. — Official Selection | Cannes Film Festival | 1964

"With or without you". Truffault distillates in one phrase and one film the crazy erotic passion that leads cursed lovers Fanny Ardant and Gerard Depardieu to a self-fulfilling prophecy of disaster. — A couple with a young son lives happily in a village outside Grenoble. One day, a married couple moves next to them and, to the man’s surprise, his new neighbor is an old lover. Soon, the two former lovers secretly rekindle their relationship, until their lies can no longer be contained.

"Stolen Kisses" is one of Antoine Doinel's chapters in adultness. Unbelievably charming, full of inspired cinematic references, tender and funny, this movie is a hymn to the love affairs that elate and destroy us. — 1968. Antoine has been discharged from the army and lives in Paris. He tries to get used to adulthood but is not managing very well, neither in his professional life nor in his romantic relationships. He is hired as a private detective. He attempts to reconnect with his former girlfriend Christine, yet at the same time falls in love with the older wife of a shoe dealer. — Nominated for Best Foreign Language Film | Oscars | 1969

The cinematic farewell of Antoine Doinel, alter ego of the legendary Francois Truffault, in a wonderful retrospection of important moments in the inspirational character’s journey. He, who always fights, believes and ultimately wins. The echo of immortal youth. — Antoine Doinel returns for the last time. His marriage survived his first infidelity, but eventually he got divorced. He works as a text editor, is finally writing his autobiographical novel and he falls in love with a woman who sells records. He meets Colette, his teenage love, and they read his book together on a train journey. Colette, along with his ex-wife, will play a central role in his quest for happiness. — Official Selection | Berlin International Film Festival | 1979 César Award Best Music | | 1980

Truffaut created a film that wasn’t just a breakthrough in the context of the Nouvelle Vague, but a real milestone in the history of cinema. It explores the cruelty of youth and administers “blows” of pure cinema exhilaration that leave you wanting more. — We meet Antoine Doinel for the first time, an unruly boy growing up in Paris in 1950, playing truant and stealing. His teacher torments him and his family doesn’t understand him. After getting arrested, he spends a night in a cell. The court decides to send him to a juvenile reformatory, where a psychologist assesses the reasons why he is unhappy. One day, during football practice, Antoine escapes by jumping over the fence; he runs to the ocean, a place he always wanted to visit. — Official Selection | Cannes Film Festival | 1959 Best Director | Cannes Film Festival | 1959 OCIC Award | Cannes Film Festival | 1959

The eternal youngster of our cinematic memories, our old friend, has turned into an (almost) ordinary adult who doesn’t know exactly how to grow up, and a frothy, occasionally funny, bittersweet melancholy washes over us. — The fourth Truffaut film with Antoine Doinel ("The 400 Blows" ) as its hero. Married to the wonderful Christine, expecting his first child and still struggling to find stable employment, Antoine starts a relationship with a beautiful Japanese woman that threatens to ruin his marriage.

After “The 400 Blows”, Truffaut continues the story of Antoine Doinel, with Jean-Pierre Léaud reprising the defining role of his career. This short film was shot as part of a 1962 anthology, yet it was but a small step in Antoine’s cinematic epic before he returned in three more Truffaut classics. — During a Berlioz concert, 17-year-old Antoine observes Colette, whose heart he wishes to conquer. The girl’s parents welcome him, but Colette sees him as nothing more but a good friend.