The 400 Blows May 2026

Film Guide: The 400 Blows (1959)

Director: François Truffaut Country: France Language: French Runtime: 99 minutes

Suggested Bibliography for Further Research

1. Neupert, Richard. A History of the French New Wave Cinema. University of Wisconsin Press, 2002.
2. Truffaut, François. The Films in My Life. Da Capo Press, 1985. (Contains Truffaut's own writings on cinema).
3. Monaco, James. The New Wave: Truffaut, Godard, Chabrol, Rohmer, Rivette. Oxford University Press, 1976.
4. Hillier, Jim, ed. Cahiers du Cinéma: The 1950s. Neo-Realism, Hollywood, New Wave. Harvard University Press, 1985.

Then he ran into the water. Not to drown. To see how far a broken thing could go before the world remembered to break it again. the 400 blows

and a sense of kinetic energy. The most famous example of this stylistic freedom is the final scene: a long, handheld tracking shot of Antoine running toward the sea, culminating in a haunting freeze-frame that leaves his future ambiguous and unresolved. Film Guide: The 400 Blows (1959) Director: François

The Antoine Doinel series offers a unique and poignant portrait of a young man's journey through life, capturing the struggles, triumphs, and tragedies of growing up. Neupert, Richard