Les Quatre
Cent Coups
("The 400 Blows")
Francois Truffaut's "The 400 Blows"
is one of the first and most important films of the French new wave
of the late 1950's - early 1960's. It's one of my favorites.
North American poster for
"The 400 Blows"
Polish poster for "The 400
Blows"
"Making films with
children is a great
temptation before, something
of a panic
during, but a great satisfaction
after.
Even when everything seems
to be coming
adrift, there's always something
worth
saving, and the child is
always the best
thing on the screen. A child's
truth is
something I think I feel
absolutely."
-- Francois Truffaut, 1960
Final scene from "The 400
Blows"
(animated GIF)
Michael J. Wells, 1998