Francois Truffaut was born in Paris, France on February 6, 1932. Roland Truffaut is the adoptive father of the child, the boy has never seen his own father. From an early age, François was in the care of nannies and grandmothers, his love for books and music is her merit.
At the age of ten, his mother and stepfather took the boy to their home, but he did not like to spend time at home, trying to appear there as rarely as possible. Truffaut's best friend was Robert Laschenet, whom he met in his
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Francois Truffaut was born in Paris, France on February 6, 1932. Roland Truffaut is the adoptive father of the child, the boy has never seen his own father. From an early age, François was in the care of nannies and grandmothers, his love for books and music is her merit.
At the age of ten, his mother and stepfather took the boy to their home, but he did not like to spend time at home, trying to appear there as rarely as possible. Truffaut's best friend was Robert Laschenet, whom he met in his youth and communicated until his death.
At the age of 8, the boy saw the film for the first time, it was Abel Hans’ Paradis Perdu. With this began his film mania, later because of this he often skipped school. If there was no money for the ticket, he sneaked into the cinema and watched all the movies in a row. He was expelled from several schools.
At the age of 14, he finally left school and began writing articles for magazines with his friend Jean-Luc Godard.
The first work in the film business for the young director was the picture “The Visit”, on which he worked in 1954, but his real debut took place only in 1959, when a full-length film appeared on the screens.
Four hundred strokes" .
The film brought the young director not only world fame, but also an award at the International Festival in Cannes.
Then followed the work on the paintings:
"Stolen kisses" Jules and Jim, Antoine and Colette. Francois Truffaut constantly conducted experiments with various genres, he filmed a scientific novel.
"Fahrenheit 451" Stylized the gangster film “Shoot the pianist” and directed the thriller “Green Room”.
In 1973, the director directed the film American Night, which was nominated for an Oscar. In 1977, he played a role in the fantastic film “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” by Steven Spielberg.
Truffaut's last work was Merry Sunday in 1983. The famous actor, screenwriter and director died on October 21, 1984 from brain cancer.
