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The 400 Blows (French: Les quatre cents coups) is a 1959 French coming-of-age drama film, and the directorial debut of François Truffaut, who also co-wrote the film. Shot in the anamorphic format DyaliScope, the film stars Jean-Pierre Léaud, Albert Rémy, and Claire Maurier.
The Four Hundred Blows is the semi-autobiographical story of Antoine Doinel, a boy trapped in a life of contemtptuous authority who turns to outward rebellion. Truffaut shows his mastery of the cinema in this, his freshman attempt.
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- Crime, Drama
- François Truffaut
- 1959-11-16
Aug 8, 1999 · A touching and realistic portrait of a young Parisian boy who runs away from home and gets into trouble. The film explores his love of literature, his conflicts with his parents and teachers, and his final encounter with the sea.
The 400 Blows is François Truffaut's first feature and his most personal film, based on his own childhood experiences. It stars Jean-Pierre Léaud as Antoine Doinel, a rebellious schoolboy who escapes from a reform school and faces the harsh realities of life.
- Antoine Doinel
Jun 10, 2024 · The 400 Blows, French film drama, released in 1959, that defined the New Wave cinema movement created by young French directors in the late 1950s and ’60s.
- Lee Pfeiffer
Told through the eyes of Truffaut’s cinematic counterpart, Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud), The 400 Blows sensitively re-creates the trials of Truffaut’s own childhood, unsentimentally ...
Essential Films: The 400 Blows (1959) Julia Minerva Rhodes. 24.7K subscribers. Subscribed. 3.7K. 167K views 8 years ago. This week: Truffaut's principle of realism through self-expression and...
