Truffaut

American  

[troo-foh, try-foh] / truˈfoʊ, trüˈfoʊ /

noun

1. François 1932–84, French film director.

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Truffaut British  

/ tryfo /

noun

1. François (frɑ̃swa). 1932–84, French film director of the New Wave. His films include Les Quatre cents coups (1959), Jules et Jim (1961), Baisers volés (1968), and Le Dernier Métro (1980)

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Example Sentences

He adds: “In fact, it already produced the Nouvelle Vague of people like François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

As well as continuing to make budget movies, he also began handling films made by distinguished foreign film-makers, including Francois Truffaut, Ingmar Bergman and Federico Fellini and introducing them to an American audience.

From BBC • May 12, 2024

Though he is known for movies made quickly and cheaply for drive-ins and double-bills, Corman also distributed major international art-house films by the likes of Akira Kurosawa, Ingmar Bergman, François Truffaut and Federico Fellini.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2023

Ms. Dillon received one of eight Oscar nominations for “Close Encounters,” whose cast included French director François Truffaut as a UFO expert.

From Washington Post • Feb. 4, 2023

François Truffaut is one of them: Jean-Pierre Léaud’s roguish mien became, through Truffaut’s films, synonymous with the spirit of the French New Wave.

From New York Times • Oct. 20, 2022