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François Truffaut was born out of wedlock in 1930s Paris, where he was raised by his mother and his adopted father Roland Truffaut. He never met his biological father. Truffaut had a difficult childhood which resulted in rebellion against his parents in particular and authority in general. Truffaut reported that his film The 400 Blows (1959) was largely autobiographical.
In 1957 he married Madeleine Morgenstern, with whom he had two children. His father-in-law, a film producer and distributor, helped to get Truffaut's career off the ground. In 1983, he had a daughter with actress and constant companion Fanny ArdantFanny Marguerite Judith Ardant (born March 22, 1949) is a French actress. She was born in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France, but grew up in Monaco until age 17 when she moved to Aix-en-Provence to attend university. In her early twenties her interest turned.
The dynamics of relationships is a common thread throughout most of his films.
Truffaut was an expert on Alfred HitchcockSir Alfred Joseph Hitchcock KBE ( 13 August 1899 29 April, 1980) was a British film director closely associated with the suspense genre. Influenced by expressionism in Germany, he began directing in England, and worked in the United States from 1939., even publishing a book simply named Hitchcock (also known as Hitchcock/Truffaut) which recorded interviews and conversations with Hitchcock. His last film Confidentially YoursConfidentially Yours (original French title: Vivement dimanche is a 1983 film tribute to Alfred Hitchcock directed by Francois Truffaut. See also Cinema of France List of French language films 1983 films French films., a comedy thriller in black and white, could be considered to be a "fake Hitchcock".
François Truffaut's 1973Events January events January 1 United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark enter the European Economic Community now known as the European Union January 3 Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) sells the New York Yankees for $10 million to a 12-person syndicate led production of La Nuit américaineLa Nuit americaine is a 1973 film directed by Francois Truffaut. It starred Jacqueline Bisset and Jean-Pierre Leaud. It was released in English speaking countries as Day for Night . It won the 1973 BAFTA Award for Best Picture, the Academy Award for Best won the Academy AwardBob Hope received two honorary Oscars for his contributions to cinema. The Academy Awards (often better known as Oscars) are the most prominent film award in the United States. The Awards are granted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, a p for Best Foreign Film. Also an actor, he sometimes played in his own films, and appeared memorably in Steven SpielbergSteven Allan Spielberg KBE (born on December 18, 1946 in Cincinnati, Ohio) is a Jewish American film director whose films range from science fiction to historical drama to horror. He is noted for the patriotism of his work and, in recent years, for his wi's Close Encounters of the Third KindReleased on November 16, 1977, Close Encounters of the Third Kind is a science-fiction movie written and directed by Steven Spielberg. It stars Richard Dreyfuss, Francois Truffaut, Bob Balaban, Melinda Dillon, Teri Garr and Cary Guffey. The movie has impr.
Truffaut suffered from a brain tumor which was diagnosed in 1983. He died shortly thereafter in the American hospital in Neuilly-sur-Seine at the age of 52. He was buried in the Cimetière de Montmartre in Paris.