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The 400 Blows
Les Quatre cents coups
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Directed by François Truffaut
France, 1959
Black & White
94 Minutes
Show Times:
Fri., Jul. 25 7:00 PM
Sat., Jul. 26 9:00 PM
Sun., Jul. 27 5:00 PM
One of the first films of the French New Wave and whose historical significance cannot be overstated, Truffaut´s feature-film debut follows a neglected, misunderstood French boy (Jean-Pierre Léaud, in the first of many incarnations of Antoine Doinel) who turns to petty crime as a means of attracting attention. The boy´s intellectual curiosity, ignorant parents, and penchant for trouble contribute to the haunting final image of his unknowable future.
"The 400 Blows is more than semi-autobiographical. Both Antoine and the young Truffaut were social outcasts — failures at school, who turned to delinquency, ran away from home, and ended up in custody. But most significantly, as would become apparent throughout Truffaut´s career, the one thing that made their lives worth living was their passion for cinema." — www.bbc.co.uk
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