| Release | Jul 13, 1999 |
| Video | Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 |
| Audio |
English: Dolby Digital 1.0 French: Dolby Digital 1.0 |
| Subtitles | English |
| Studio | Fox Lorber |
| Year | 1959 |
| Genre | Drama, Crime |
- Newly restored widescreen digital transfer
- Shot-by-shot audio essay
- Additional Commentaries
- Animated Movie Menus
- Theatrical Trailer
Angel faces hell-bent for violence.
Antoine Doinel is a 13 years old Parisian. His parents do not show much interest about him. He skips school to go to the movies or play with his friends. He will discover his mother has a lover, steal a typewriter, be suspended from school... to conceal that he suffers.
In 1959, Francois Truffaut burst upon the scene, heralding the French New Wave with his emotional, autobiographical tale of a boy named Antoine Doinel, neglected by family and school, who must ultimately fend for himself on the streets of Paris. A showcase for the talents of not only Truffaut but also the young Jean-Pierre Leaud (who would become an emblem of the coming decade of daring French cinema), The 400 Blows remains a stunner, from first frame to unforgettable last.
François Truffaut's first feature is also his most personal. Told through the eyes of Truffaut's cinematic counterpart, Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud), THE 400 BLOWS (Les quatre cents coups - France) sensitively re-creates the trials of Truffaut's own difficult childhood, unsentimentally portraying aloof parents, oppressive teachers, and petty crime. The film marks Truffaut's passage from leading critic of the French new wave to his emergence as one of Europe's most brilliant auteurs.
Antoine Doinel is a 13 years old Parisian. His parents do not show much interest about him. He skips school to go to the movies or play with his friends. He will discover his mother has a lover, steal a typewriter, be suspended from school... to conceal that he suffers.
In 1959, Francois Truffaut burst upon the scene, heralding the French New Wave with his emotional, autobiographical tale of a boy named Antoine Doinel, neglected by family and school, who must ultimately fend for himself on the streets of Paris. A showcase for the talents of not only Truffaut but also the young Jean-Pierre Leaud (who would become an emblem of the coming decade of daring French cinema), The 400 Blows remains a stunner, from first frame to unforgettable last.
François Truffaut's first feature is also his most personal. Told through the eyes of Truffaut's cinematic counterpart, Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud), THE 400 BLOWS (Les quatre cents coups - France) sensitively re-creates the trials of Truffaut's own difficult childhood, unsentimentally portraying aloof parents, oppressive teachers, and petty crime. The film marks Truffaut's passage from leading critic of the French new wave to his emergence as one of Europe's most brilliant auteurs.
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Albert RémyGuy DecombleJean-Pierre LéaudClaire Maurier"400 Blows, The"
Written byMarcel MoussyWritten byFrancois Truffautproduced byFrançois Truffaut
directed byFrançois Truffaut
Production Year: 1959
Written byMarcel MoussyWritten byFrancois Truffautproduced byFrançois Truffaut
directed byFrançois Truffaut
Production Year: 1959
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