François Truffaut's 1959 masterpiece, The 400 Blows ( Les Quatre Cents Coups ), is much more than a coming-of-age story; it is the spark that ignited the and changed cinema forever. The Story of Antoine Doinel
: Bored and rebellious, he skips class and frequently clashes with authoritarian teachers. The 400 Blows
: The film is semi-autobiographical, drawing heavily from Truffaut's own troubled childhood. François Truffaut's 1959 masterpiece, The 400 Blows (
: Truffaut rejected "seamless" mainstream movies, opting for documentary-style realism , location shooting, and self-aware editing. François Truffaut's 1959 masterpiece
The film concludes with one of the most famous shots in movie history:
The film follows 12-year-old , a misunderstood boy navigating a world that feels cold and unfair.