The 400 Blows, Les Quatre Cents Coups, trailer

François Truffauts first feature is also his most personal. Told from the point of view of Truffauts cinematic counterpart, Antoine Doinel (JeanPierre Léaud), The 400 Blows (Les quatre cents coups) sensitively recreates the trials of Truffauts own childhood, unsentimentally portraying aloof parents, oppressive teachers, and petty crime. The film marked Truffauts passage from leading critic to trailblazing auteur of the French New Wave. directed by François Truffaut, 1959