A newly released collection of his masterworks reminds us of movies we need right now. The new François Truffaut Collection arrives right on time to relieve awards-season exhaustion. The four ...

In 1959, François Truffaut premiered his first film, about a Parisian boy playing hooky, and moviemaking hasn’t been the same since. By J. Hoberman One of the most impressive debuts in film ...

François Truffaut (1932-1984), once the most influential critic of the French New Wave, became a brilliant, prolific, and uncompromising director, creating 25 films in 25 years. Internationally ...

François Truffaut took joy where he could find it. He found it more often than not within the darkness of movie theaters, often playing hooky and sneaking in side doors to see favorite films ...

says he was inspired to draw on his own experiences in his first film by watching François Truffaut’s seminal 1959 film “The 400 Blows.” “I am a graduate of New York University’s Media ...

The crime-thriller 'Heat' is one of Michael Mann's most revered films, but who knew that it had roots in the French New wave ...

but why not watch more movies worth fighting for? Speaking to Gene Siskel of the Chicago Tribune in 1973, François Truffaut made an observation that’s cast a shadow over war movies ever since ...