The 400 Blows (1959) | |
| Director(s) | Fran?ois Truffaut |
| Producer(s) | |
| Top Genres | Crime, Drama |
| Top Topics | Coming of Age |
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The 400 Blows (1959) was a Crime - Drama Film directed by Fran?ois Truffaut .
Academy Awards 1959 --- Ceremony Number 32 (source: AMPAS)
| Award | Recipient | Result |
| Best Writing | Francois Truffaut, Marcel Moussy | Nominated |
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Review: The 400 Blows (1959)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Apr 25, 2017 From 4 Star FilmsBeing a great believer in context, ?it was a wonderful thing watching 400 Blows once more because I felt like I knew this man behind the camera so much better and I knew this character Antoine (Jean-Pierre Leaud) even better than he knew himself. After all, he was just coming into his own in this in... Read full article
Review: The 400 Blows (1959)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Apr 25, 2017 From 4 Star FilmsBeing a great believer in context, ?it was a wonderful thing watching 400 Blows once more because I felt like I knew this man behind the camera so much better and I knew this character Antoine (Jean-Pierre Leaud) even better than he knew himself. After all, he was just coming into his own in this in... Read full article
The 400 Blows (1959)
By Beatrice on Dec 6, 2016 From Flickers in TimeThe 400 Blows?(Les quatre cents coups) Directed by Francois Truffaut Written by Francois Truffaut and Marcel Moussy 1959/France Les Films de Carrosse/Sedif Productions Repeat viewing/Netflix rental #356 of 1001 Movies You Must See Before You Die Truffaut captures the giddy freedom of adolescence ... Read full article
Offbeat Blu-ray Review: The 400 Blows – The Criterion Collection
By Devon Powell on Apr 3, 2014 From Hitchcock MasterDistributor: Criterion Collection (USA) Release Date: 08/Apr/ 2014 Region: Region A Length: 1:40:02 Video: 1080P (MPEG-4, AVC) Main Audio: Uncompressed French Mono Subtitles: English Ratio: 2.34:1 Bitrate: 38.83 Mbps Notes: This release also includes a DVD disc. Criterion released the film as a Blu-... Read full article
The 400 Blows (1959)
By 4 Star Film Fan on Mar 1, 2013 From 4 Star FilmsThis French New Wave film directed by Francois Truffaut, more?aptly?titled The Wild One or Raising Hell, is about a young boy named Antoine. He comes from a working class family and his parents are struggling and frustrated. In school he gets poor grades and his teacher often punishes him. Annoyed w... Read full article
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All spoken lines in the film are dubbed over again by the actors themselves, save for a few minor and trivial parts. For instance, during the last scene, the sound of Antoine's footsteps was added during editing - the truck that the camera rested upon produced too much noise. Shooting on the streets of Paris, as many films of the French New Wave did, was often hectic and re-dubbing everything allowed François Truffaut to not have to worry about lugging bulky and expensive sound equipment around, and more importantly he would not have to worry about a street scene having too much background noise. This made shooting faster and easier.
The poem written on the board is 'Épitaphe Pour Un Lièvre' by Jean Richepin. It is an Alexandrine poem i.e. comprised of lines of twelve syllables, typical of modern French poetry.
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