TRUFFAUT, FRANOIS

born Feb. 6, 1932, Paris died Oct. 21, 1984, Neuilly-sur-Seine, near Paris French film critic and producer whose attacks on established filmmaking techniques paved the way for the movement known as the Nouvelle Vague (New Wave). His major films include Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959; The 400 Blows), Tirez sur le pianiste (1960; Shoot the Piano Player), Jules et Jim (1961; Jules and Jim), Baisers vols (1968; Stolen Kisses), L'Enfant sauvage (1970; The Wild Child), L'Histoire d'Adle H. (1975; The Story of Adle H.), and Le Dernier Mtro (1980; The Last Metro).