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The 400 Blows
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Film Description
Ushering in the New Wave, Truffaut's first feature must have sent a frisson of horror through the ranks of the old guard. Keen, rebellious, cinematic, The 400 Blows seemed to renew the vows of cinema itself. Classical Realism was dead...let's take a look at the world now! The first in the Antoine Doinel series.
Film Information
| Director | François Truffaut | ||||
| Starring | Jean-Pierre Leaud, Claire Maurier, Albert Remy
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| Genre | World Cinema
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| Country | France | Language | FRENCH | Year | 1959 |
DVD Extras
Introduction by Serge Toubiana, A Portrait of François Truffaut; Audio Commentary by Robert Lachenay a childhood friend of Truffaut’s; Short film The Brats (Les Mistons); Original Theatrical Trailer.
Technical Details
| Certificate | PG | Length | 99 mins | Label | CC | ||
| Cat No | CCD30496 | Format | DVD | Black & White | |||
| Region | 2 | Aspect | 1.66 Anamorphic\4.3 | ||||
| Subtitles | English . | ||||||
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Review by Peter Warring on 4th January 2000
A masterpiece by "New Wave" director Francois Truffaut in his debut film. Antoine Doinel is a Parisian teenager who becomes a small time criminal in a desperate cry for help. His parents have enough to deal with themselves, the teachers are tyrants and his search for freedom becomes increasingly untenable. A superbly directed film by Truffaut, nicely acted by Jean-Pierre Léaud. A film about chance meetings, missed opportunities, battering at the hands of society and the price one must sometimes pay for ones lifestyle.
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Review by anonymous on 13th September 1999
"To Raise Merry Hell", Truffaut's first feature, launched the Nouvelle Vague with a bang when it swept on the scene at the Paris Film Festival in 1959 winning Best Director. The autobiographical story of his own troubled childhood and adolescence, it features a startlingly natural performance by the young Jean Pierre Leaud as the 12 year old rebel Antoine Doinel. It is the first in a series of films following Doinel through adolescence, marriage, fatherhood and divorce.
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