The 400 Blows (Coming May '06)
400 Blows is one of the classics of the post WWII French New Wave. The title comes from a French phrase meaning "to raise hell." The story, about a young runaway, comes from director Francois Truffaut's own stormy childhood. Certainly, a landmark of cinema, which introduced the character of Antoine Doinel, played by Jean-Pierre Leaud, to the world, as the 12-year-old boy wanders through a strange and indifferent adult world. This was the first feature directed by the critic turned director, François Truffaut. "The cinema saved Francois Truffaut's life, he said again and again. It took a delinquent student and gave him something to love, and with the encouragement of Bazin he became a critic and then made this film by his 27th birthday. If the New Wave marks the dividing point between classic and modern cinema (and many think it does), then Truffaut is likely the most beloved of modern directors -- the one whose films resonated with the deepest, richest love of moviemaking." ------- Roger Ebert
Curator's Comments: Roger Ebert's essay on this DVD Classic. Director:
François Truffaut Country: France
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