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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.
- François Truffaut, Georges Charlot
- Jean Constantin
- 4 May 1959 (France)
A 1959 crime drama directed by François Truffaut, starring Jean-Pierre Léaud as a troubled 14-year-old boy. The film explores themes of childhood, family, crime and identity, and is considered a landmark of the French New Wave movement.
- François Truffaut
- 257
- 1 min
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.
Sep 21, 2022 · “The 400 Blows” is a landmark film for several reasons. It was likely the first openly autobiographical commercial feature, and as such caused Truffaut’s parents considerable distress. It...
Told from the point of view of Truffaut’s cinematic counterpart, Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud), The 400 Blows (Les quatre cents coups) sensitively re-creates the trials of Truffaut’s own childhood, unsentimentally portraying aloof parents, oppressive teachers, and petty crime.
- Antoine Doinel
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. It was the first film in François Truffaut ’s acclaimed Antoine Doinel series, which followed a character widely considered to be the director’s alter ego.
A classic French New Wave film about a troubled adolescent boy in Paris. Read critics' reviews, watch the trailer, and find out where to stream or buy the movie online.
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- Crime, Drama
