Francois Truffaut
Francois Truffaut, (1932-84). French film director. As a young man Truffaut spent periods in reformatory and prison and deserted from the army. He made a reputation as a film critic in the 1950s. At the end of that decade he emerged as one of an influential group of directors, known as the ‘New Wave’, who brought a new seriousness and excitement to the cinema. His films include The 400 Blows (1959), Shoot the Pianist (1960), Jules and Jim (1961), The Story of Adele H (1975), and The Last Metro (1980).
