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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.
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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- Crime, Drama
- François Truffaut
- 1959-11-16
Aug 8, 1999 · 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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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.
The somewhat autobiographical tale follows 12-year-old Doinel (played by Jean-Pierre Léaud) as he tries to thrive despite his distant mother and father. Compounding his problems are the schools and courts that seem to do more harm than good for troubled youths. As Doinel drifts into petty crime, the adults around him take sterner measures, only to aggravate the worst impulses of a child who is not inherently bad.
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•Studio: Zenith International Films
•Director: François Truffaut
•Writers: François Truffaut and Marcel Moussy
•Music: Jean Constantine
•Jean-Pierre Léaud (Antoine Doinel)
•Claire Mourier (Gilberte Doinel)
•Albert Rémy (Julien Doinel)
•Guy Decomble (French teacher)
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The 400 Blows. TRAILER. List. NEW. For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud), life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his...
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- Jean-Pierre Léaud
- François Truffaut
- Crime, Drama
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.
For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene, trying to plan for a better life.
