(France-1959-Francois Truffaut)

François Truffaut’s first feature, The 400 Blows (Les quatre cents coups), is also his most personal. Told through the eyes of Truffaut’s life-long cinematic counterpart, Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud), The 400 Blows sensitively re-creates the trials of Truffaut’s own difficult childhood, unsentimentally portraying aloof parents, oppressive teachers, petty crime, and a friendship that would last a lifetime. The film marks Truffaut’s passage from leading critic of the French New Wave to his emergence as one of Europe’s most brilliant auteurs. In French with English subtitles. (99 min.)

Where: Detroit Film Theatre inside the DIA, Detroit

When: See schedule for details

Tix: $7.50 general, $6.50 members, students, and seniors

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