Wondering how to use Truffaut in a sentence? Below are 10+ example sentences from authentic English texts. Including synonyms such as filmmaker.
Truffaut in a sentence
Synonyms of Truffaut
Using Truffaut
- Useful related words include: francois truffaut, film maker, filmmaker, film producer.
- In the example corpus, truffaut often appears in combinations such as: françois truffaut, truffaut and, but truffaut.
Context around Truffaut
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.2 words
- Position in the sentence: 9 start, 9 middle, 2 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Truffaut
- In this selection, "truffaut" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 27.2 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, francois, hitchcock, citation, himself, reprinted and hitchcock stand out and add context to how "truffaut" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a critic truffaut decided to and according to truffaut s theory. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "truffaut" sits close to words such as abated, aberrations and activations, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with truffaut
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
But Truffaut failed to interest any producers. (7 words)
After having been a critic, Truffaut decided to make films of his own. (13 words)
This is the movie Francois Truffaut said he’d revoke his entire oeuvre to have directed. (16 words)
Known as being a lifelong cinephile, Truffaut once (according to the 1993 documentary film François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits ) threw a hitchhiker he had picked up out of his car after learning that the hitchhiker didn't like films. (38 words)
Then, filmmakers including Jean Luc-Godard, François Truffaut, Louis Malle and Roman Polanski took to the stage of the Palais to declare the festival over in solidarity with the student and labour strike coursing through France. (36 words)
Known in her youth as the "ice queen" for her cool, perfect blonde looks, the director Francois Truffaut said Deneuve was so beautiful "that a cinema-goer finds his happiness simply by looking at her". (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
Truffaut's mother's family disputed the findings but Truffaut himself believed and embraced them. citation Truffaut would often stay with friends and try to be out of the house as much as possible.
Several times throughout his career (most notably in his epic conversation with director François Truffaut, reprinted in the book "Hitchcock/Truffaut"), Hitchcock singled out "Shadow of a Doubt" as his personal favorite.
In 1967, Truffaut published his book-length interview of Hitchcock, Hitchcock/Truffaut (New York: Simon and Schuster ).
Known as being a lifelong cinephile, Truffaut once (according to the 1993 documentary film François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits ) threw a hitchhiker he had picked up out of his car after learning that the hitchhiker didn't like films.
As a member of the Adamant’s popular movie club (upcoming screenings include works from Fellini and Kiarostami), Frédéric is chosen to give an introduction to Truffaut’s––though we sadly never hear it.
This is the movie Francois Truffaut said he’d revoke his entire oeuvre to have directed.
Then, filmmakers including Jean Luc-Godard, François Truffaut, Louis Malle and Roman Polanski took to the stage of the Palais to declare the festival over in solidarity with the student and labour strike coursing through France.
Known in her youth as the "ice queen" for her cool, perfect blonde looks, the director Francois Truffaut said Deneuve was so beautiful "that a cinema-goer finds his happiness simply by looking at her".
She garnered an Oscar nomination in 1975 playing a fading diva in Francois Truffaut’s “Day for Night,” a movie about making movies.
The poster design for films by Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut and other boundary-pushing French directors of the late 1950s and 60s was anything but.
Following “Day For Night,” Truffaut made “The Story of Adele H.” a film that, in its odd way, shows him reflecting on his work and life as he begins a new chapter in his career.
Though less heralded than other French New Wave filmmakers like Godard and Truffaut, Claude Chabrol remains a significant figure of that vaunted circle.
According to Truffaut's theory, auteurs took material that was beneath their talents—a thriller, a pulpy action film, a romance—and, through their style, put their own personal stamp on it.
After having been a critic, Truffaut decided to make films of his own.
A study of Hitchcock's interest in French culture and the manner by which French critics, such as Truffaut, came to regard him in such high esteem.
Both Truffaut and Doinel were only children of loveless marriages; they both committed petty crimes of theft and truancy from the military.
Bradbury sued and eventually won on appeal. citation citation A film adaptation written and directed by François Truffaut and starring Oskar Werner and Julie Christie was released in 1966.
Brody, p. 54. Her performance in this film had not been generally regarded as a success—the New York Times critic called her a "misplaced amateur"—but Truffaut and Godard disagreed.
But Truffaut failed to interest any producers.
By arguing that films had auteurs, or authors, Truffaut sought to make films (and their directors) at least as important as the more widely accepted art forms, such as literature, music, and painting.
Common combinations with truffaut
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- françois truffaut 10×
- truffaut and 4×
- but truffaut 3×
- francois truffaut 3×
- truffaut himself 2×
- hitchcock truffaut 2×
- in truffaut 2×
- truffaut said 2×
- truffaut was 2×
- truffaut to 2×