The 400 Blows (1959; Dir.: Francois Truffaut)
Canon Fodder Episode 43
Daniel and Corky ride the French New Wave all the way back to boyhood with their review of The 400 Blows. Instantly recognizable to anyone who was ever a child, this debut film from Francois Truffaut helped launch a cinematic revolution. But did your hosts blow this landmark movie 400 kisses or 400 raspberries?
THE 400 BLOWS FACTS & FIGURES
Sight & Sound 2022 Critics Poll Ranking: #50 [tied]
World premiere: May 4, 1959 (Cannes Film Festival)
IMDB synopsis: “A young boy, left without attention, delves into a life of petty crime.”
CLIPS & CLIPPINGS
Original theatrical trailer for The 400 Blows
Questions for Antoine
The final sequence
Jean-Pierre Leaud’s audition
NEXT EPISODE’S MOVIE
Mirror (1974; Dir.: Andrei Tarkovsky)
IMDB synopsis: “A dying man in his forties remembers his past. His childhood, his mother, the war, personal moments and things that tell of the recent history of all the Russian nation.”
Our review of Mirror comes out on Aug. 19!
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