THE 400 BLOWS (CRITERON COLLECTION) (BILINGUAL)

Details

• Release Year: 1959
• Genre: Crime, Drama, Foreign
• Plot: 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) 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.
• Cast: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claire Maurier, Albert Rémy, Guy Decomble, Georges Flamant, Patrick Auffay, Daniel Couturier, François Nocher, Richard Kanayan, Renaud Fontanarosa, Michel Girard, Serge Moati, Bernard Abbou, Jean-François Bergouignan, Michel Lesignor, Luc Andrieux, Robert Beauvais, Yvonne Claudie, Marius Laurey, Claude Mansard, Jacques Monod, Pierre Repp, Henri Virlojeux, Jean-Claude Brialy, Jeanne Moreau, Philippe de Broca, Jacques Demy, Jean Douchet, Marianne Girard, Simone Jolivet, Laure Paillette, François Truffaut, Marcel Moussy
• Director: François Truffaut
• Runtime: 1:39
• Company: Janus Films, Criterion
• Media Format: Movie