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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.
1 Video. 99+ Photos. Crime Drama. A young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime. Director. François Truffaut. Writers. François Truffaut. Marcel Moussy. Stars. Jean-Pierre Léaud. Albert Rémy. Claire Maurier. See production info at IMDbPro. 262 User reviews. 189 Critic reviews. Nominated for 1 Oscar.
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- Crime, Drama
- François Truffaut
- 1959-11-16
Apr 12, 2024 · Francois Truffaut, French film critic, director, and producer who was a pioneer in the New Wave movement. He was perhaps best known for the Antoine Doinel saga, including The 400 Blows, Stolen Kisses, and Bed & Board. His other notable films included Jules et Jim and Day for Night.
The 400 Blows. After seeing Orson Welles's Touch of Evil at the Expo 58, Truffaut made his feature film directorial debut with The 400 Blows (1959), which received considerable critical and commercial acclaim. He won the Best Director award at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival.
Sep 21, 2022 · Jean-Pierre Léaud as the director François Truffaut’s alter ego in “The 400 Blows.” Janus Films. By J. Hoberman. Sept. 21, 2022. One of the most impressive debuts in film history,...
Aug 8, 1999 · Jonathan Rosenbaum, who thinks "The Green Room" may be Truffaut's best film, told me he thinks of it as the director's homage to the auteur theory. That theory, created by Bazin and his disciples (Truffaut, Godard, Resnais, Chabrol, Rohmer, Malle), declared that the director was the true author of a film -- not the studio, the screenwriter, the ...
Director: François Truffaut. Writers: François Truffaut and Marcel Moussy. Music: Jean Constantine. Running time: 99 minutes. Cast. Jean-Pierre Léaud (Antoine Doinel) Claire Mourier (Gilberte Doinel) Albert Rémy (Julien Doinel) Guy Decomble (French teacher)
