Synopsis
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.
Credits
Crew
DirectorFrançois Truffaut
WriterFrançois Truffaut
CinematographerHenri Decaë
ComposerJean Constantin
EditorMarie-Josèphe Yoyotte
ProducerFrançois Truffaut
Cast
Related Films
via Criterion Collection
