François Truffaut (1932-1984) was an actor, film director, screenwriter, producer and cinema critic. He played a crucial role in the French film industry between the 1960s and the ’80s and was involved in the nouvelle vague movement, which drew its inspiration from the earlier season of Italian Neorealism, becoming a point of reference for the film industry worldwide. His best known films include: The 400 Blows (1959), Jules et Jim (1962), Fahrenheit 451 (1966), Stolen Kisses (1968), The Wild Child (1970), Two English Girls (1971), Small Change (1976), The Man Who Loved Women (1977), The Story of Adele H. (1975), the Oscar®-winning Day for Night (1973), The Last Metro (1980) and Finally, Sunday! (1983) starring his last partner, Fanny Ardant. He edited and wrote several books, including The adventures of Antoine Doinel (1992), The Films in my Life (1978) published in Italian by Marsilio and Hitchcock/Truffaut, published in Italian by Il Saggiatore, 2008.