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  1. The 400 Blows. The 400 Blows (French: Les quatre cents coups) is a 1959 French coming-of-age drama film, [3] 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. One of the defining films of the French New Wave ...

  2. The 400 Blows Jump to Academy Awards, USA (1) Bodil Awards (1) BAFTA Awards (2) Cannes Film Festival (3) French Syndicate of Cinema Critics (1) New York Film Critics Circle Awards (1) Valladolid International Film Festival (1) Sant Jordi Awards (1) Online Film & Television Association (1) Cahiers du Cinéma (1)

  3. The 400 Blows: Directed by François Truffaut. With Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claire Maurier, Albert Rémy, Guy Decomble. A young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime.

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  4. It is an Alexandrine poem i.e. comprised of lines of twelve syllables, typical of modern French poetry. The title of the film comes from the French idiom "faire les quatre cents coups", meaning "to raise hell". When Antoine and Rene are suspended from school, they go gallivanting around the town. At one point they pass a wall of posters and ...

  5. The 400 Blows (1959) - Top questions and answers about The 400 Blows (1959) Menu. Movies. ... How many awards has The 400 Blows been nominated for? 13 nominations.

  6. May 15, 1999 · The 400 Blows opened in New York in December 1959 and in London the following March. In reviews, its title was variously interpreted as "hell-raising" (New Yorker), "painting the town red" (London ...

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  8. Francois Truffaut's "The 400 Blows" (1959) is one of the most intensely touching stories ever made about a young adolescent. Inspired by Truffaut's own early life, it shows a resourceful boy growing up in Paris and apparently dashing headlong into a life of crime. Adults see him as a troublemaker.

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