Import The 400 Blows Blu-ray

De François Truffaut avec Jean-Pierre Léaud Claire Maurier Albert Rémy Guy Decomble - film - Parution : 4/25/2022

François Truffaut’s directorial debut introduces his enduring alter ego, Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud) – a misunderstood 12-year-old, neglected by his parents and mistreated by repressive schoolteachers, who seeks refuge in truancy, petty crime and, above all, cinema.Truffaut’s most autobiographical film is widely regarded as one of the all-time great coming-of-age movies. A cinematic landmark that heralded the French New Wave, this rebellious, award-winning milestone is presented here on Blu-ray, from a new 4K restoration.Product FeaturesPresented in High Definition from a new 4K restorationAudio commentary by Robert Lachenay (2002)Audition footage (7 mins): Jean-Pierre Léaud, Patrick Auffay and Richard Kanayan in screen tests for The 400 BlowsLes Mistons (1957, 18 mins): Truffaut develops his distinctive style in this early shortTruffaut, Bazin, Renoir: A Love Story (2022, 20 mins): film academic Catherine Wheatley’s illustrated presentation, recorded at ‘François Truffaut’s Cinematic and Literary Influences Study Day’, BFI SouthbankImages of Paris: documentary gems from the BFI National Archive, including Panorama Around the Eiffel Tower (1900, 1 min), Metropolitan Railway of Paris (1913, 6 mins), and Lunch on the Eiffel Tower (1914, 1 min)Original theatrical trailer2022 theatrical trailerStills gallery**FIRST PRESSING ONLY** Illustrated booklet with new essays by Ellen Cheshire and Kieron McCormack

DVD & Blu-Ray film Antoine Doinel a quatorze ans. En classe, il ne cesse d’avoir des ennuis avec son maître d’école, qui le punit pour avoir écrit sur les murs de la classe. À la maison, ses parents se montrent indifférents à son égard, et ne savent que faire de lui pendant les vacances. N’ayant pas fait sa punition, Antoine fait l’école buissonnière avec son copain René et surprend sa mère dans les bras de son amant. La vie du jeune Antoine s’annonce sous le signe du mensonge et de la débrouille.