The 400 Blows Jun 2026

Antoine runs to the sea, turns back, and the frame freezes as his expression shifts — triumph? fear? uncertainty? Truffaut leaves it open. It’s the moment childhood’s escape hits the wall of adulthood.

"The 400 Blows" marked the beginning of Truffaut's Antoine Doinel series, a collection of five films that follow the life of Antoine from adolescence to adulthood. The series includes: the 400 blows

François Truffaut’s 1959 masterpiece, The 400 Blows Les Quatre Cents Coups ), serves as the foundational text of the French New Wave Antoine runs to the sea, turns back, and

A child isn’t born rebellious — he’s made that way by the adults who won’t listen. Antoine runs to the sea