ThoughDelluc'scareerwasshort-lived,itburstvigorously(7filmsin4years)thatitforeverleftitsimprintonfrenchcinemahistory,andtheyrightlyhonouredhimbygivingtheannualPrixDelluctothebestFrenchfilmoftheyear.Hewasresponsibleforthecreationofinfluentialcinema journalslikeLeJournalduCiné-ClubandCinéa,foundingnumerousfilmsocieties,writingcountlessarticlesandcoiningtheterm"cineaste".Dellucbelievedthatfilmsshouldbesetinthenaturalwithoutelaborateposturing,andcharactersshouldbeportrayedinanintimatewaywherethepastandpresent,illusionandrealitycanbecorrelated,allconsideredtobeavant-gardeatitstime.HediedonlyafewweeksaftertheshootingofTheFloodattheageof33.