François Truffaut

8.1

A French film director and writer who helped start the French New Wave

proper noun
/frɑ̃swa tʁyfo/

: François Truffaut

François Truffaut directed the iconic film "The 400 Blows."

Examples

My favorite director from the French New Wave is François Truffaut.
Many consider François Truffaut a pioneer of the French New Wave.
François Truffaut's films have had a lasting influence on world cinema.
The works of François Truffaut are often studied in film schools.
François Truffaut's films have had a lasting influence on world cinema.
Many consider François Truffaut a pioneer of the French New Wave.
The works of François Truffaut are often studied in film schools.

Surface Forms

François Truffaut main

Morphology

François + Truffaut

This is a personal name referring to a specific French film director; the parts 'François' and 'Truffaut' are proper-name elements rather than compositional lexical items, so knowing the individual name parts does not convey the person's identity or role. Proper names are arbitrary and language-specific, so the referent and biographical meaning cannot be derived from the constituents by a B1 learner.

Etymology

François Truffaut was a French film director and writer who helped start the 'French New Wave'. He began as a critic and then made personal, emotional films about love and family, so his name now stands for creative movies that focus on people and feelings.