The 400 Blows
Les Quatre Cents Coups
France • 1959
Director
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Directed by François Truffaut • 1959 • FranceStarring Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claire Maurier, Albert Rémy François Truffaut’s first feature is also his most personal. 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 portraying aloof parents, oppressive teachers, and petty crime. The film marked Truffaut’s passage from leading critic to trailblazing auteur of the French New Wave.
Synopsis
Directed by François Truffaut • 1959 • FranceStarring Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claire Maurier, Albert Rémy François Truffaut’s first feature is also his most personal. 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 portraying aloof parents, oppressive teachers, and petty crime. The film marked Truffaut’s passage from leading critic to trailblazing auteur of the French New Wave.
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Credits
Crew
DirectorFrançois Truffaut
WriterFrançois Truffaut
CinematographerHenri Decaë
ComposerJean Constantin
EditorMarie-Josèphe Yoyotte
ProducerFrançois Truffaut
Cast
Jean-Pierre Léaudas Antoine Doinel
Claire Maurieras Gilberte Doinel
Albert Rémyas Julien Doinel
Georges Flamantas Mr. Bigey
