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Francois Truffaut's first feature was this 1959 portrait of Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud), a boy who turns to petty crime in the face of neglect at home and hard times at a reform school. Somewha...( read more 
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MCT:August 29, 2008A multi-leveled and touching tale of growing up that is perhaps one of the best films I have ever seen
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MCT:August 21, 2008
Sebuah film avant gard dari gerakan gelombang baru anak-anak cinema prancis atau "La Nouvelle Vogue". Mencoba mendobrak gaya tutur film mainstream yang saat itu di dominasi film Hollywood.
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MCT:August 10, 2008
I'm going to avoid name dropping things like "French new wave" and such and describe the film as some said it to me.
"It's like Degrassi Junior High if Degrassi Junior High was awesome and French and had better music."
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MCT:August 8, 2008
La historia es hermosa, la fotorafia de la pelicula igual, me encanta... el final es fasinante... Tru ffaut un gran maestro...!!!!
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MCT:August 6, 2008
I was amazed at how modern this film was despite being made half a century ago; The 400 Blows is a delicate portrayal of troubled youth and its rare joys, elevated by the performance of its magnetic lead, Jean-Pierre Leaud as Antoine Doinel. For his young age in this movie, Leaud is wonderfully adult, and you see him growing up before your eyes in a spectacular nuanced performance, especially in that scene where he's talking to the psychologist about his past. Magnificent. And the famous final scenes of the movie as Antoine escapes from the camp are absolutely stunning, or in the words of another critic, "indelible." This movie reminds me a little of Bunuel's Los Olvidados in its portrayal of kids slipping through the cracks, but I feel ...Blows is definitely more delicate in its treatment of the subject, and is something many will identify with. Probably my only problem with it is that it seems so unfinished, which is why I'm excited to see the rest of the Antoine Doinel series. Beautiful work.
UPDATE: I saw it again on the big screen last night, and while I fell asleep (again!) near the beginning, the movie is far from boring, and in fact seemed to gain more magic in this viewing, with Truffaut's direction helping to bring out all of Antoine's varied emotions - I especially love the scene where he peers out through the bars of the police car as tears streak down his face, looking as if he's seeing his city for the first - and last - time. The scene does infinitely more to convey the regret and clarity a prisoner must feel as he leaves the world he knows, than any monologue or other device.
It's a remarkably sympathetic, realistic movie, and portrayals are well-rounded - even Antoine's parents are seen as human beings capable of joy, even as they neglect him. But of course, Léaud is the star of the show, and he's a delight to watch with both his mischievousness and forlornness coming across clearly in his performance.
The last third is the best part of the movie, in my opinion, but now that I've Wikipedia-ed it, I love the fact that Truffaut pays homage to film in this movie, especially with that aerial shot of the boys escaping their gym teacher in the streets of Paris, which is just lovely and whimsical.
Well worth watching again and again; it gets better with every viewing =) -
MCT:August 3, 2008
Truffaut has worked wonders here, creating a masterful tale of a boy confused, troubled, and unloved.
Antoine Doinel has strict, unfaithful parents, and a harsh, oppressive teacher, and falls into delinquency because of his unhappiness.
He lies, steals, skips school and runs away from home, and soon ends up in a juvenile delinquency centre.
Truffaut's inspiration for this film came from his own depressed childhood.
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MCT:July 31, 2008
Clássico. Doinel é pequeno e desprotegido e já tem que tomar seu partido. Um retrato de algumas décadas atrás sobre as relações conturbadas que ainda vivemos hoje, uma história cativante, um filme atemporal e bem dirigido.
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MCT:July 26, 2008
There is nothing much to state about this French new wave classic apart from what is been said time and again, one of the most transfixing flick ever made, to watch Jean-Pierre Léaud act so well is unimaginable, almost surreal. Truffaut is the man.
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MCT:June 29, 2008Truaffaut's command over the proceedings of 'The 400 Blows' is an inspiring aspect of a commendable film. The notions of the modern day "wolf story" are infused into the life of an impoverished youth, and through the boy's seeming struggles the screenplay asks - and wants - the audience to connect with the child and to feel a sorrowness for him. Unfortunately - we don't. The character hones his shovel well as his pit is dug further as the film progresses. Regardless though, it is Truffaut's command and the general aesthetic and pleasing moments of the film that win it over.
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no another film about peeps doing desperate stuff hurts too much knowing its true down thru history les miserable
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MCT:May 24, 2008
Jean-Pierre Léaud ows this movie. He owns it, like very few actors have done it in the history of cinema, let alone child actors. If the acting is brilliant, we can't say anything less about the directing, this is Truffaut's Feature film debut, and it's possibly his best film as well, if you know Truffaut's body of work, you know that means a lot!
In this movie, you can't help but fall in love with the little boy, his innocence, his honesty (the scene with the psychiatrist is crazy-good!), his michieving ways, he just wants to be loved, he just wants to be a kid, and as the A.R.E. Weapons song says: "Hey, old World/Being a kid is not a crime/They're gonna f*ck up sometime!" or something like that... -
MCT:May 18, 2008
Mon premier Truffaut, et ça commence plutôt bien. L'histoire est simple, mais on se reconnaît tous un peu dans le personnage d'Antoine qui a le diable au corps et ne fait qu'enchaîner les coups pendables. Moi, du moins, ça m'a rappelé ma jeunesse. La force du film se trouve cependant davantage dans son aspect technique.
Truffaut affectionne les longs plans sans coupures et manie la caméra avec génie. Le dernier plan en particulier est vraiment époustouflant. On voit qu'il a l'oeil aiguisé, qu'il excelle dans l'art de déterminer ce qui sortira bien à l'écran. Le petit Jean-Pierre Léaud est très bon acteur; sa performance est à la fois drôle et touchante, et surtout toujours crédible. Un classique de la Nouvelle Vague. -
MCT:May 17, 2008
One of the greatest films ever made... blah blah... Truffaut invented the French new wave... blah blah... it's a great portrait of outsider... blah blah... it's French... so it's must be good... blah blah... it's a classic... blah blah.... and guess what it.... all that is true except the part about it has to be French it must be good.
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MCT:April 27, 2008
The final scene of the "The 400 Blows" moved me deeply. I held my breath since it began, and still can't believe such a beautiful poem could be made on screen. Truly, this film is a poem to childhood, to freedom, to authenticity. The camera is fluid, quick, deep, as is the main character, a great creation by a young actor. Well, as often with great movies, I try to write about "The 400 Blows" when I'm tired and uninspired...But the film will explain everything I'm trying to say...It's free, gorgeous, and a masterpiece.
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MCT:April 10, 2008
One great movie of Truffaut.Everything in it is very good,the soundtrack,the actors perfomances,the script.A masterpiece
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MCT:April 7, 2008
It's a really good film. Beautiful photos! And important, I think, for people to start thinking about the schoolsystem and how to treat children.
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MCT:March 9, 2008
A masterpiece in the full meaning of the word. Unlike nowadays "masters" (Scorsese, Coppola, the Coens, and so many more), Truffaut didn't only deliver a technically flawless film in a cold, dry way but filled it with great emotion and a lot of soul. What's so wonderful about this movie is that it's not just a "Classic" film but a fun, heartbreaking movie for the ages that doesn't get old and influences many filmmakers nowadays (starting with Fernando Eimbcke and his homage to Truffaut: "Duck season")...
By the way, Jean-Pierre Léaud is simply too good to be true. -
MCT:March 4, 2008
Criss. Je voulais pas aimer ça. Au contraire, me voilà en train de capoter sur ce film là. Vais-je me retrouver forcé de visionner la série des Truffaut? J'en doutes. Vais-je me retrouver déçu devant tant d'autres films qui n'accoteront plus jamais le brio des 400 coups? Probablement. Une chose qui est sûre, c'est que je me suis laissé surprendre par le brio de Jean-Pierre Léaud, qui m'a d'ailleurs bien fait rire dans ses essais dans les suppléments du DVD. Je me suis laissé enivrer par la magie du film et rien, mais rien du tout, ne m'a semblé inapproprié.
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MCT:February 3, 2008Want to see at some point in the future...
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MCT:January 22, 2008
Less chaotic and anarchic than a lot of French New Wave stuff. Truly Profound, Emotive Cinema. A Masterpiece.
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MCT:January 19, 2008
Excellent child acting by Jean-Pierre Leaud. Apparently everything in Paris in the late 50's was run down and crappy looking!
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MCT:January 18, 2008
This touching 1959 french film directed by Truffaut involves a boy, (Jean-Pierre Léaud) trapped in a life of disapproving authority who resorts to outward rebellion. The mood shifts in the film are superbly arranged through contrasting scenes, acting, and music.
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MCT:January 12, 2008
A beautiful movie, extremely heartfelt. The music was wonderful and what I liked a lot was the performances and the camera, it is a marvelous performance in what is a film that uses less to tell more, using key moments, like memories are, and it satisfies our urge to discover what went wrong and why he reacts this way, I was entirely hooked.
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