The 400 Blows / Les Quatre Cents Coups (1959)

07/02/2022 1h 48min

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Episode Synopsis

We continue our backwards stroll through the cultural phenomenon of the New Wave cinema! this time perusing the first of the French New Wave films, Truffaut's 'The 400 Blows', or Les Quatre Cents Coups, for everybody who's aware of the awkward translation of the title. We will explore that, along with amazing jump cuts, delinquent children, police officers condoning child abuse, Parisian affairs, g-forces, five-year-old girls in cages, and jailbreaks!