Community Corner
Big Screen Classics: THE 400 BLOWS
François Truffaut’s first feature, The 400 Blows (Les quatre cents coups), is also his most personal.
Told through the eyes of Truffaut’s life-long cinematic counterpart, Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud), The 400 Blows
sensitively re-creates the trials of Truffaut’s own difficult
childhood, unsentimentally portraying aloof parents, oppressive
teachers, petty crime, and a friendship that would last a lifetime. 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.
- The Criterion Collection
Find out what's happening in Brooklinewith free, real-time updates from Patch.
We’ve removed the ability to reply as we work to make improvements. Learn more here
