Truffaut Google Doodles

Today would have been filmmaker François Truffaut’s 80th birthday had he not passed away in 1984. To honor his birthday, Google posted a very special doodle in place of their logo today for users in (at least) the UK and France.1 It’s a shame inquisitive Americans weren’t treated to a brief introduction to the French master, but the doodles are easy enough to get to. Here they are:

François Truffaut The 400 Blows Google Doodle

(via MUBI Notebook.)


  1. The US site for Google opted not to partake in the doodle. ↩︎