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The 400 Blows

The 400 Blows

8,0 /10 (2,358 Votes)
1959 FR 99 min

Overview

For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene, trying to plan for a better life. When one of their schemes goes awry, Antoine ends up in trouble with the law, leading to even more conflicts with unsympathetic authority figures.

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Release date

03/06/1959

Votes

2,358

Popularity

5.1

Angel faces hell-bent for violence.

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Status

Released

Original title

Les Quatre Cents Coups

Language

FR

Runtime

99 min

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CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

2023-02-24

⭐ 7

Jean-Pierre Léaud is super in this story of a troubled young lad who goes from having troubles at school to petty crime, all under the not so very watchful gazes of his adulteress mother (Claire Maurier) and happy-go-lucky father (Albert Rémy) who spend most of their time squabbling with each other. When his antics finally attract the attention of the police, they decide that maybe some time in juvenile detention might not do him any harm so off he goes - but he is not there for long! It's an episodic story that raises laughs and heckles in equal measure. You cannot help but like this tearaway…

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