The 400 blows = Les quatre cents coups
(DVD)

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Published
[United States] : Janus Films : [Distributed by] The Criterion Collection, c2008.
Format
DVD
Status
Port Angeles - Digital Video Disc
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Published
[United States] : Janus Films : [Distributed by] The Criterion Collection, c2008.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (ca. 99 min.) : sd., b&w ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
fre
UPC
715515043212

Notes

General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1959.
General Note
Special featues: Commentaries by Brian Stonehill and Truffaut's lifelong friend, Robert Lachenay; rare audition footage of Jean-Pierre Léaud, Patrick Auffay, and Richard Kanayan; newsreel footage of Jean-Pierre Léaud in Cannes for the showing of "The 400 blows"; excerpts from a French TV program with Truffaut discussing his youth, critical writings, and the origins of Antoine Doinel in "The blows" and "Antoine and Collette"; television interview with Truffaut about the global financial reception of "The 400 blows" and his own critical impression of the film; theatrical trailer.
Creation/Production Credits
Cinematography, Henri Decae ; editors, Marie Josèphe Yoyotte, Cécile Decugis and de Possel ; music, Jean Constantin.
Participants/Performers
Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claire Maurier, Albert Remy, Guy Decombie, Georges Flamant, Patrick Auffay.
Description
Sensitively recreating the trials of Truffaut's own childhood, portraying aloof parents, oppressive teachers, petty crime, and a friendship that would last a lifetime.
System Details
DVD, region 1, widescreen (2.35:1) presentation; Dolby Digital mono., NTSC.
Language
French dialogue, English subtitles.