The 400 blows = Les quatre cents coups
(DVD)
Contributors
Truffaut, François, author of screenplay,
Moussy, Marcel, 1924-1995, author of screenplay.
Givray, Claude de, author of screenplay.
Revon, Bernard, 1931-1997 author of screenplay.
Léaud, Jean-Pierre, 1944- actor.
Moussy, Marcel, 1924-1995, author of screenplay.
Givray, Claude de, author of screenplay.
Revon, Bernard, 1931-1997 author of screenplay.
Léaud, Jean-Pierre, 1944- actor.
Published
Irvington, NY : Criterion Collection, [©2006].
ISBN
9781604658309, 1604658304
Status
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Copies
| Location | Call Number | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Crete Public Library District - Adult DVD Feature Film | DVD FOUR | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Criminal behavior -- Drama.
Doinel, Antoine -- (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Foreign films.
France -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama.
Motion pictures, French.
Parent and child -- Drama.
Teacher-student relationships -- Drama.
Teenage boys -- France -- 20th century -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Doinel, Antoine -- (Fictitious character) -- Drama.
Drama.
Feature films.
Foreign films.
France -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama.
Motion pictures, French.
Parent and child -- Drama.
Teacher-student relationships -- Drama.
Teenage boys -- France -- 20th century -- Drama.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
More Details
Published
Irvington, NY : Criterion Collection, [©2006].
Format
DVD
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (99 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet.
Language
French
ISBN
9781604658309, 1604658304
UPC
715515114318
Notes
General Note
Reissued in 2014.
General Note
Originally released as a motion picture in 1959.
General Note
"Enhanced for widescreen tvs"--Container.
General Note
Container insert includes an essay "Close to home" by film scholar Annette Insdorf.
General Note
Special features: optional audio commentary by cinema professor Brian Stonehill; optional audio commentary by Robert Lachenay; "Auditions" featuring screen tests of Jean-Pierre Léaud, Patrick Auffay, and Richard Kanayan (7 min.); "Cannes 1959" newsreel interview footage of Jean-Pierre Léaud at Cannes (6 min.); "Cinéastes de notre temps" television program excerpt featuring interviews with Truffaut and friends (23 min.); "Cinépanorama" television excerpt interview of Truffaut (7 min.); theatrical trailer (4 min.).
General Note
"Janus Films"--Container.
Creation/Production Credits
Director of photography, Henri Decaë ; editors, Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte, Cécile Decugis, Michèle de Possel ; music, Jean Constantin ; producer, Georges Charlot.
Participants/Performers
Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claire Maurier, Albert Rémy, Guy Decomble, Georges Flamant, Patrick Auffay.
Description
Thirteen-year-old Antoine Doinet lives in a cramped apartment with his mother and stepfather, neglected by them and unlucky at school. Living an intensely imaginative life of his own he gets into trouble and is finally committed to reform school from which he escapes and runs towards the sea, which he has never seen.
Target Audience
Not rated.
System Details
DVD, NTSC; region 1; Dolby digital mono.
Language
In French with optional English subtitles.
Awards
Cannes Film Festival, 1959: OCIC Award; Best director.
Local note
DVD
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Truffaut, F., Moussy, M., Givray, C. d., Revon, B., Léaud, J., Maurier, C., Rémy, A., Decomble, G., Flamant, G., Auffay, P., Decae, H., Yoyotte, M., Decugis, C., & Constantin, J. (2006). The 400 blows =: Les quatre cents coups . Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)François, Truffaut et al.. 2006. The 400 Blows =: Les Quatre Cents Coups. Irvington, NY: Criterion Collection.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)François, Truffaut et al.. The 400 Blows =: Les Quatre Cents Coups Irvington, NY: Criterion Collection, 2006.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Truffaut, F., Moussy, M., Givray, C. d., Revon, B., Léaud, J., Maurier, C. and Rémy, A. et al (2006). The 400 blows =: les quatre cents coups. Irvington, NY: Criterion Collection.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Truffaut, François,, et al. The 400 Blows =: Les Quatre Cents Coups Criterion Collection, 2006.
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