I would argue with anyone who would ever try to say that Truffaut was the better director. They were both so different its hard to compare, but I think if you look at the last 15 years of film, youll see where Godard laid his mark. Godard's films are just as good as Truffaut's (to me at least), but not only that, Godard is an inspiration to all those who want to be a director. he's always doen what he feels, and whether that involved going to explore his navel with his videocamera or making a big budget film co-starring Jack Palance, its always been what he wanted it to be. He never "sold out" like Truffaut. He never once tried to simply win over the audience, and while that left some in the dark, it only made his followers love him more. He is one of the godfathers of whats now called independant film, but he is even more then that. He's a phenomonal artist who came at a time when film needed to be dumped on its head, and thats a lot more then can be said for Truffaut... 