La Nouvelle Vague

Les Quatre Cents Coups

Credits

Country :
France 
Year :
1959
Director :
François Truffaut 
Version :
vostEN
Duration :
100 minutes
Format :
digital
Actors :
Jean-Pierre Léaud, Albert Rémy, Claire Maurier
Awards :
Best Director, Cannes Film Festival 1959

synopsis

A twelve-year-old boy, misunderstood by everyone, runs away, steals, and is sent to a reform school, from which he escapes…

Followed by : 

Casting of Jean-Pierre Léaud for The 400 Blows France, 1958 | François Truffaut | Original French version | 3 min | digital


Pre-programme 

Les Mistons The Mischief Makers France 1957 | François Truffaut | vostEN | 19’ | Cast : Bernadette Lafont, Gérard Blain

In the south of France, a group of jealous boys, the “mistons,” make life impossible for a young couple in love, Bernadette and Gérard.

Les Mistons

Truffaut en a fait un poème lyrique où ne manquent point, en hommage fervent, les citations de Vigo et, surtout, de Jean Renoir. Je dis citations ; le style est bien trop personnel pour que l’on parle d’influences.

Jacques Siclier

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