The 400 Blows

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 f... more >

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. < less

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"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 Dir... more >

"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. < less

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• Introduction by Serge Toubiana, A Portrait of Fran

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Jean-Pierre Leaud, Claire Maurier, Albert Remy

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