The 400 Blows
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The 400 Blows is a 1959 French coming-of-age drama film, and the directorial debut of François Truffaut, who also co-wrote the film. Shot in the anamorphic format DyaliScope, the film stars Jean-Pierr
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Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud) in the final scene
François Truffaut
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François Roland Truffaut was a French filmmaker, actor, and critic. Widely regarded as one of the founders of the French New Wave, he came under the tutelage of film critic André Bazin as a young man
The 400 Blows
…The 400 Blows (French: Les quatre cents coups) is a 1959 French coming-of-age drama film, and the directorial debut of François Truffaut, who also co-wrote the film. Shot in the anamorphic format DyaliScope, the film stars Jean-Pierre Léaud, Albert Rémy, and Claire Maurier. One of the…
Truffaut in 1965
Truffaut and actress Françoise Dorléac during a visit to Israel, 1963
Truffaut during his visit to Helsinki, Finland on 21 December 1964
Truffaut's grave in Montmartre Cemetery, Paris