Scene analysis: Les Quatre Cents Coups
Les Quatre Cents Coups (400 Blows, 1959) is François Truffaut’s debut feature, and one of my favorite films for its beautiful simplicity. 400 Blows is an autobiographical film co-written by Truffaut and Marcel Moussy, a childhood friend. The film is loosely structured around the theme of a child’s freedom from a callous adult world. Antoine …