1. The 400 Blows | Rotten Tomatoes
A seminal French New Wave film that offers an honest, sympathetic, and wholly heartbreaking observation of adolescence without trite nostalgia. Read Critics ...
For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud), life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents (Claire Maurier, Albert Remy), Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene (Patrick Auffray), trying to plan for a better life. When one of their schemes goes awry, Antoine ends up in trouble with the law, leading to even more conflicts with unsympathetic authority figures.
2. The 400 Blows (1959) — The Movie Database (TMDB)
Feb 24, 2023 · Jean-Pierre Léaud is super in this story of a troubled young lad who goes from having troubles at school to petty crime, all under the not so ...
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. When one of their schemes goes awry, Antoine ends up in trouble with the law, leading to even more conflicts with unsympathetic authority figures.
3. The 400 Blows (1959) | BFI
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François Truffaut’s free-wheeling debut, with Jean-Pierre Léaud as his rebel-schoolboy surrogate, is still a banner film for nouvelle vague lyric realism.
4. The 400 Blows at Cine - movie times & tickets
"THE 400 BLOWS (1959) is one of the most famous films in the world. François Truffaut's first feature launched both his career and the French New Wave.
"THE 400 BLOWS (1959) is one of the most famous films in the world. François Truffaut’s first feature launched both his career and the French New Wave. This realistic tale follows the young Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud) as he meanders through the streets of Paris trying to find his place in the world, while facing troubles at home and school. A delightful movie, with a jubilant soundtrack and one of the most influential endings ever, THE 400 BLOWS is a joy to watch over and over." ~Richard Neupert, CINÉ Board President13-year-old Antoine (Jean-Pierre Léaud) can't seem to do anything right. His dysfunctional parents yell at him, his spiteful schoolteacher picks on him and luck just never goes his way. Despite his efforts at patience, one day it all becomes too much and Antoine throws in the towel, choosing to take his chances on the Paris streets. At times joyous and at others bitterly hard, his new life brings a newfound freedom – one that Antoine will follow up to its painful, poignant and beautiful conclusion.Francois Truffaut's first feature film and arguably the starting point of the Nouvelle Vague, The 400 Blows is a true landmark in French cinema. Raw, honest, and intensely emotional, it captures youth in startlingly vivid detail and holds a mesmerising, unflinching mirror up to life itself.
5. The 400 Blows (1959) - Turner Classic Movies - TCM
400 Blows, Four Hundred Blows, Les Quatre Cents Coups, Los 400 golpes, quatre cents coups. Genre. Drama. Crime. Foreign. Release Date. 1959. Location.
A 12-year-old boy turns to crime to escape family problems.
6. The 400 Blows (1959) directed by François Truffaut - Letterboxd
It's universal, which is why this movie is so incredible. It takes something ... The little scene where he stands in the police car driving away ...
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. When one of their schemes goes awry, Antoine ends up in trouble with the law, leading to even more conflicts with unsympathetic authority figures.
7. The 400 Blows Movie Review | Common Sense Media
Oct 9, 2024 · Parents need to know that the 12-year-old boy at the center of this French-language drama is a budding juvenile delinquent who lies, steals, ...
Landmark French drama of restless, troubled boyhood. Read Common Sense Media's The 400 Blows review, age rating, and parents guide.
8. The 400 Blows | Plot, Cast, Crew, & Facts - Britannica
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.
The 400 Blows, French film drama, released in 1959, that defined the New Wave cinema movement.
9. The 400 Blows (1959) | MUBI
By blowing up the established credos of French cinema, François Truffaut's defiant, semi-autobiographical debut feature put the Nouvelle Vague on the world ...
Misunderstood Parisian 14-year-old Antoine Doinel journeys through a life of aloof parents, oppressive teachers, and petty crime. A loner on the brink of rebellion, Antoine is buoyed along the way by a touching friendship, a love of cinema, and the hope of escape.
10. 33. the 400 blows, 1959 - François Truffaut - Jays Classic Movie Blog
Apr 4, 2023 · A revolutionary French classic about breaking rules, which broke the rules of filmmaking. François Truffaut's “The 400 Blows”, ...
A revolutionary French classic about breaking rules, which broke the rules of filmmaking“The 400 Blows”, or its original French title, “Les Quatre Cents Coups”, burst on the screen carrying a new approach to filmmaking and storytelling, breaking many of the conventional rules of cinema. This film, directed by François Truffaut, made such an impact that it (along with the following year’s masterpiece, “Breathless”, directed by Jean-Luc Godard and written by Truffaut) is credited for launching one
11. The 400 Blows movie review & film summary (1959) - Roger Ebert
Francois Truffaut's "The 400 Blows" (1959) is one of the most intensely touching stories ever made about a young adolescent.
I demand that a film express either the joy of making cinema or the agony of making cinema. I am not at all interested in anything in between.
12. Skipping School in The 400 Blows - CrimeReads
Oct 4, 2024 · In the film's famous conclusion, Antoine runs away from the reform school he has been forced to attend. In a long tracking shot, he runs from ...
It’s autumn in New York, which means that I am inevitably, thinking about school. I haven’t taken classes in years, and I haven’t taught in years, but I attended one formal school…
13. Discovery Cinema - The 400 Blows, François Truffaut - Remai Modern
The 400 Blows (1959) film still. The 400 ... The 400 Blows Directed by François Truffaut 1959, France, 99 minutes, PG
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…
14. The 400 Blows (1959) - The Movie Crash Course
May 18, 2021 · The 400 Blows (1959) ... When this film ended, I made a confused noise. Roommate Russ asked me about it, and when I explained myself, he just ...
When this film ended, I made a confused noise. Roommate Russ asked me about it, and when I explained myself, he just chuckled and said “Welcome to the French New Wave.” He explained a b…
15. The 400 Blows | SBIFF - Santa Barbara International Film Festival
May 23, 2021 · All the blows that he's receiving will ultimately liberate him and make the artist that Truffaut will become. The last ten minutes are ...
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16. 400 Blows, The | Reelviews Movie Reviews
400 Blows, The (France, 1959). A movie review by James Berardinelli. Calling ... how far he comes from the bored, uncertain boy presented here. The 400 ...
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17. THE 400 BLOWS - Gene Siskel Film Center
Aug 19, 2024 · LES QUATRE CENTS COUPS. 1959, François Truffaut, France, 99 mins. In English and French with English subtitles | Format: 35MM.
Monday, August 19, 6:00 p.m. | When Truffaut made THE 400 BLOWS, he was in his mid-20s and for years had been churning out unforgiving reviews as a film critic (his critiques were devastating enough that he was not invited to the Cannes Film Festival in 1958).
18. SCREENING: The 400 Blows (1959) — Best Video Film & Cultural Center
Jul 18, 2023 · The 400 Blows (1959), showcasing 3 essential films of the French New Wave. The reels roll at 7 pm and entry is FREE to members/$7 for non-members.
Please join us for the second film in our July series: French New Wave Essentials. All screenings begin at 7 p.m. FREE for members / $7 for non-members. BVCoffeeBar will be open serving beer, wine, cafe drinks, and FREE/FRESH popcorn.
