Today’s Google doodle is dedicated to François Truffaut, a film director and critic who died prematurely in 1984. He would have turned 80 today.
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François Truffaut is the protagonist of today’s Google doodle. For those unfamiliar with what a doodle is, it is the logo that Google inserts in place of its official one daily (not always, but quite often) in honor of a famous personality or event.
François Truffaut is a Parisian French director who died at just 52 years old due to cancer (he is buried in the famous Parisian cemetery of Montmartre) while today he would have turned 80.
But why is François Truffaut known? The French director was always recognized for his originality in cinema, being among the three exponents of the Nouvelle Vague. François Truffaut’s first feature film was “The 400 Blows” in 1959, followed by twenty-one other films.
François Truffaut is also known for his admiration for Alfred Hitchcock, to the point of championing him over criticism in a way different from how he was originally received (Hitchcock was little regarded).
In addition to being a director, François Truffaut was also an actor, a film producer, a screenwriter, and above all, a film critic.
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