The 400 Blows
Les Quatre Cent Coups (The 400 Blows) (1959) is a French film directed by François Truffaut.
The story revolves around Antoine Doinel, an adolescent in Paris, who is thought by his parents and teachers to be a trouble maker.
Spoiler warning: Plot or ending details follow.
Through a series of poor choices made by Antoine and a series of reactions from adults, Antoine is put in a detention center. Eventually Antoine escapes the detention center. The film ends on the famous freeze-frame where Antoine is on the beach, looking out onto the sea, where he needs to go to escape. He has never seen the sea.
The film was widely acclaimed, winning numerous awards, including at the Cannes Film Festival.
Cast
| Antoine Doinel | Jean-Pierre Léaud |
| Madame Doniel | Claire Maurier |
| Monsieur Doniel | Albert Remy |
| The French Teacher (Sourpuss) | Guy Decomble |
| René Bigey | Patrick Auffay |
| Monsieur Bigey | Georges Flament |
Les Enfants: Daniel Couturier, François Nocher, Richard Kanayan, Renaud Fontanarosa, Michel Girard, Henri Moati, Bernard Abbou, Jean François Bergouignan, Michel Lesignor;
Avec Luc Andrieux, Robert Beauvais Bouchon, Christian Brocard, Yvonne Claude, Marius Laurey, Claud Monsard, Jacques Monod, Pierre Repp, Henri Virlogeux.
Photography by Henri Decae,
Camera: Jean Rabier, asst.: Alain Levent, stills: André Dino
Editing by Marie-Joseph Yoyotte,
Music by Jean Constantin,
Sound by Jean-Claude Marchetti with Jean Labussière,
Set design by Bernard Evein,
Adaptation and Dialog by Marcel Moussy,
Direction and Screenplay by François Truffaut,
Direction assisted by Philippe de Broca, Alain Jeannel, Francis Cognany, and Robert Bober,
Production Supervision by Jean Lavie with Robert Lachenay.
Dedicated to the Memory of André Barzin.
See Also
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400 Blows was also the name of a 1980s jazz/funk band. They were named after the film.
