The 400 Blows in 35mm

Cinema Abroad

Showings

The Roxy Theater Screen 2 Mon, Nov 28, 2016 7:00 PM
The Roxy Theater Screen 3 Sun, Sep 29, 2019 7:00 PM
Film Info
Series:Cinema Abroad
Run Time:99 min
Release Year:1959
Country:France
Genre:Drama
Sponsored By:Clyde Coffee
Original Language:French
Subtitles:English
Format:35 MM
Cast/Crew Info
Director:François Truffaut
Cast Members:Jean-Pierre Léaud Jean-Pierre Léaud
Writers:François Truffaut

Description

Clyde Coffee and The Roxy Theater are thrilled to present Cinema Abroad, a series of classic and contemporary foreign films.

François Truffaut’s first feature is also his most personal. Told from the point of view of Truffaut’s cinematic counterpart, Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud), The 400 Blows (Les quatre cents coups) sensitively re-creates the trials of Truffaut’s own childhood, unsentimentally portraying aloof parents, oppressive teachers, and petty crime. The film marked Truffaut’s passage from leading critic to trailblazing auteur of the French New Wave.