The 400 Blows

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The 400 Blows is François Truffaut’s landmark 1959 coming-of-age film that helped launch the French New Wave and is celebrated for its intimate, realistic portrayal of adolescent alienation.

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Les Quatre Cents Coups 1

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instanceOf French New Wave film
coming-of-age film
feature film
film
awardReceived Best Director Award at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival
OCIC Award at the 1959 Cannes Film Festival
castMember Albert Rémy NERFINISHED
Claire Maurier
Georges Flamant
Guy Decomble
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Patrick Auffay
cinematographyBy Henri Decaë
countryOfOrigin France
criticalReputation considered one of the greatest films of world cinema
director François Truffaut
distributor Cocinor
editedBy Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte
filmingLocation Paris
followedBy Antoine and Colette
Bed and Board
Love on the Run
Stolen Kisses
genre coming-of-age drama
drama film
hasTheme adolescent alienation
education and school life
family conflict
juvenile delinquency
mainCharacter Antoine Doinel
movement French New Wave
musicBy Jean Constantin
nominatedFor Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay
notableFor freeze-frame final shot of Antoine Doinel
semi-autobiographical elements from François Truffaut’s youth
originalLanguage French
partOfSeries Antoine Doinel series
surface form: Antoine Doinel film series
portrayedBy Jean-Pierre Léaud
premieredAt Cannes Film Festival
producer François Truffaut
Georges Charlot
productionCompany Les Films du Carrosse
Société Parisienne de Production
surface form: Sédif Productions
publicationDate 1959
releaseDate 1959-05-04
runningTime approximately 99 minutes
setInLocation Paris
setInPeriod 1950s
writer François Truffaut
Marcel Moussy

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French New Wave notableWork The 400 Blows
François Truffaut notableWork The 400 Blows
François Truffaut directed The 400 Blows
Shoot the Piano Player followsWork The 400 Blows
Henri Decaë workedOn The 400 Blows
this entity surface form: Les Quatre Cents Coups
Henri Decaë workedOn The 400 Blows
Henri Decaë notableWork The 400 Blows
Jean-Pierre Léaud notableWork The 400 Blows
French cinema notableFilm The 400 Blows
Love on the Run usesFootageFrom The 400 Blows