The 400 Blows

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Review added by
Stuart McLean

Les Quatre Cents Coups
Certificate: 15
Running Time: 99 mins
Retail Price: £19.99
Release Date: 18/08/2014
Content Type: Movie

Synopsis:
13-year-old Antoine (Jean-Pierre Léaud) can’t seem to do anything right. His dysfunctional parents yell at him, his spiteful schoolteacher picks on him and luck just never goes his way. Despite his efforts at patience, one day it all becomes too much and Antoine throws in the towel, choosing to take his chances on the Paris streets.
At times joyous and at others bitterly hard, his new life brings a newfound freedom – one that Antoine will follow up to its painful, poignant and beautiful conclusion.

Francois Truffaut’s first feature film and arguably the starting point of the Nouvelle Vague, The 400 Blows is a true landmark in French cinema. Raw, honest and intensely emotional, it captures youth in startlingly vivid detail and holds a mesmerising, unflinching mirror up to life itself.

Special Features:
Presentation of the film by critic Serge Toubiana
Screen tests
Commentary by Robert Lachenay
Original Theatrical Trailer