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Director Frangois Truffaut's first feature film, THE 400 BLOWS, is a landmark in French cinema. Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Liaud) is a 13-year-old boy who can't seem to do anything right. His parents yell at him and then bribe him for his love and his promises to work harder in school. Meanwhile, his schoolteacher is out to get him and blames Antoine for everything--turning him into the class clown. As a result, Antoine runs away from school and his difficult family, living on the streets of Paris and committing petty crimes. While his life on the street is tough, it's much better than dealing with his preoccupied parents and his accusatory teacher. Nonetheless, things only go downhill for Antoine, descending to a simultaneously painful and beautiful conclusion.

A truly impressive film, THE 400 BLOWS is raw, honest, and intensely emotional. Imbued with a strong and complex personality, Antoine maintains his poise and self-confidence, even as he endures abusive treatment from every adult he e...
 
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The Boy With a Thorn in His Side, Behind the Hatred Pain Lies

Date of Review:  Jun 27, 2005
The Bottom Line: Les Quatre cents coups is a Brilliant, Majestic Debut from Francois Truffaut & One of the Landmark Films of the French New Wave.
Review: Throughout the emergence of cinema, international cinema has always been dominated by Americans. After World War II, that all began to change as Europeans began to take over. The Italians begin to a new wave of neo-realism while Sweden found a hero...
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  5.0

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Recommended to buy: Yes

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Truffaut's Masterpiece

Date of Review:  Mar 27, 2000
The Bottom Line: Great introduction to French New Wave cinema.
Review: When I taught film appreciation at the high school level, one of my goals was to get my students to enjoy foreign film. I didn't want them to have an instant negative reaction the first frame an English subtitle appeared on the screen. So I used The...
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Recommended to buy: Yes

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Visual style, Intimate portrait, humor,...
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Too Much Manipulative Self-indulgence

Date of Review:  Apr 4, 2004
The Bottom Line: A classic of French New Wave cinema delivering a highly personal and nostalgic coming-of-age story with technical brilliance
Review: Here's another instance where I feel that I need to explain BOTH why this is a great film and why it is NOT as great as it is widely claimed to be. I'll reserve my major criticism for later, in the "Assessment" section below, and begin with the...
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Wallows in self-pity
 
 
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Product Details and Features

Key Information
Directors Frangois Truffaut
Stars Jean-Pierre Liaud
Actors Patrick Auffray
Genre Foreign Films
Subgenre Tear Jerker • Rape • New Wave (Film) • Teachers • Essential Cinema • Classic • French
MPAA Rating Not Rated
Available Formats DVD
UPC 720917507828
Release Date 1959
Running Time 1hr 38min

Languages
Original Language French

DVD Editions
  Format: DVD , 1hr 39min
Release Company: Image Entertainment, Inc. (April 11, 2006)
UPC: 715515017527

VHS Editions
  Format: VHS , 1hr 39min
Release Company: Festival Films

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  (03/01/2003, p.62, Geoffrey Macnab): "Truffaut's autobiographical debut feature introduced one of cinema's greatest anti-heroes to the screen -- 12-year-old Antonie Doinel..."

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  "Before the Army gets us I'm going to sock him one."--Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Liaud), regarding his teacher

"Your parents say that you lie all the time."--Psychologist to Antoine
"I suppose I do, from time to time. So what? When I tell the truth, they don't always believe it anyway--so I prefer to lie."--Antoine
 
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Director Franois Truffaut's first feature film THE 400 BLOWS is a landmark in French cinema. Antoine Doinel Jean-Pierre Laud is a 13-year-old boy who can't seem to do anything right. His parents yell at him and then bribe him for his love and his promises to work harder in school. Meanwhile his schoolteacher is out to get him and blames Antoine for everything-- turning him into the class clown. As a result Antoine runs away from school and his difficult family living on the streets of Paris and committing petty crimes. While his life on the street is tough it's much better than dealing with his preoccupied parents and his accusatory teacher. Nonetheless things only go downhill for Antoine descending to a simultaneously painful and beautiful conclusion. A truly impressive film THE 400 BLOWS is raw honest and intensely emotional. Imbued with a strong and complex personality Antoine maintains his poise and self-confidence even as he endures abusive treatment from every adult he encounters. Ren Simonet Patrick Auf
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