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Truffauts

Truffauts is a French surname. The name is of French origin and is commonly linked to the word truffe, meaning truffle, suggesting an occupational or descriptive origin related to truffles.

The best-known bearer of the name is François Truffaut (1932–1984), a leading French film director, screenwriter,

Apart from François Truffaut, the surname Truffauts is borne by other individuals, primarily in France and

In summary, Truffauts denotes a French surname with potential ties to truffle-related origins, most prominently linked

and
actor
who
was
a
central
figure
of
the
French
New
Wave.
Truffaut
helped
redefine
modern
cinema
through
a
blend
of
personal
storytelling,
formal
experimentation,
and
character-driven
drama.
His
work
as
a
director
includes
The
400
Blows
(1959),
Shoot
the
Piano
Player
(1960),
Jules
and
Jim
(1962),
Day
for
Night
(La
Nuit
américaine)
(1973),
and
The
Last
Metro
(1980).
Day
for
Night
won
the
Academy
Award
for
Best
Foreign
Language
Film
in
1974.
In
addition
to
his
films,
Truffaut
was
influential
as
a
critic
and
theorist,
contributing
to
the
development
of
auteur
theory
and
Cahiers
du
Cinéma.
Francophone
regions.
None
has
achieved
the
same
level
of
international
prominence
in
film
as
François,
but
the
name
remains
associated
with
French
cultural
and
artistic
circles
through
various
bearers.
to
François
Truffaut,
whose
work
helped
shape
mid-20th-century
cinema
and
the
trajectory
of
the
French
New
Wave.