{"id":401,"date":"2014-07-02T22:53:09","date_gmt":"2014-07-02T22:53:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=401"},"modified":"2026-02-11T14:22:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T19:22:44","slug":"the-400-blows-1959","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/?p=401","title":{"rendered":"The 400 Blows-1959"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>The 400 Blows-1959<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Director Francois Truffaut<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Starring <span class=\"mw-page-title-main\">Jean-Pierre L\u00e9aud<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Scott&#8217;s Review #88<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/70048120.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-923\" src=\"http:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/70048120-210x300.jpg\" alt=\"70048120\" width=\"210\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/70048120-210x300.jpg 210w, https:\/\/scottsfilmreviews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/07\/70048120.jpg 284w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 210px) 100vw, 210px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Reviewed July 2, 2014<\/p>\n<p><strong>Grade: A<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The 400 Blows is a French New Wave masterpiece from 1959, heartbreaking yet beautiful in its storytelling.<\/p>\n<p>It tells the story of Antoine, a kindhearted yet hardened teen forced to live a tough life on the streets of Paris.<\/p>\n<p>It is autobiographical as director Francois Truffaut suffered a childhood similar to that of the boy.<\/p>\n<p>Misunderstood and mistreated by his parents and schoolteachers, Antoine must survive and thrive as a teenage runaway who cannot get a break in life.<\/p>\n<p>Shot in Paris and featuring gorgeous cityscapes, the black-and-white cinematography adds to the bleakness and coldness of this young boy\u2019s life. Truffaut was the first to use the familiar still-frame close-up of angst. The scenes of Antoine running from the city along the beach are some of the most beautiful in film history.<\/p>\n<p>Truffaut influenced a generation of directors with his very personal brand of storytelling.<\/p>\n<p>The 400 Blows (1959) is not always a pleasant film, but an important and influential work of art cinema.<\/p>\n<p>Young actor Jean-Pierre Leaud gives an excellent performance.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Oscar Nominations<\/strong>: Best Story and Screenplay Written Directly for the Screen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 400 Blows-1959 Director Francois Truffaut Starring Jean-Pierre L\u00e9aud Scott&#8217;s Review #88 Reviewed July 2, 2014 Grade: A The 400 Blows is a French New Wave masterpiece from 1959, heartbreaking yet beautiful in its storytelling. 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