blackzenit
7Dec11
"Pretty average". Wow, I didn't knew movies had to be pop, asian and overrated like the ones you like to be a master piece.
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YG
8Jan12
A classic coming of age film. This is the start of the marvelous Antoine Doinel saga which I had the pleasure of watching entirely. The last sequence is absolutely compelling.
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Joel
18Nov11
I had high hopes for this indeed, how could I not with the hype around this film. I've enjoyed many of the more artistic coming-of-age tales and this seemed to have a slice of neo-realist influence, but for whatever reason I found it quite difficult to get really drawn in for the first half plus. After breaking and coming back for the last half hour I found a few really compelling scenes but overall a disappointment.
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Francisco R.
21Oct11
It's amazing how fresh and charming the movie has mantained over the years, if there is something to be said about rough childhoods is that they prove one's courage and desire for improvement better than most experiences likely to be had later in life. Truffaut for example, embraced his and made a fairy tale out of it.
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blackzenit
7Dec11
Your opinion should be based on the premise of "if I liked it or not". The truth is (and against your "opinion") that this movie is beyond "pretty average", and this is a standar for profesional cinema critics and schools around the world; if you dislike it, you can not say "pretty average" is your opinion, tha`t a critic and you have to give reasons to prove you are right.
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Amani
9Oct11
superb feat by Truffaut. another example of why French cinema is 'superieur.' Take this film not for the story, by itself but just for the way that the story is told, despite the realism and all that. Antoine doesn't necessarily have a subjective viewpoint in this film, and thus the viewer is led to believe what they want about this young, 14 year old male's life and choices.
Ben Wheeler
9Oct11
Heart, heart and more heart. There's so much beauty in this one little film: the music, Antoine Doinel, faces, the streets, oppressive authority, sexy French women, rebellion and loss of innocence. The 400 Blows is by far one of my favorites of the French New Wave.
The Living Wills (Band)
25Sep11
What a wonderful film. So sad and subtle. The final scene with the long pan is so enjoyable to watch. It's like yeah man you're free, go, go, go. But then he gets to the beach and it's like nope I guess not, your problems were following you.
kitsunenoir
18Sep11
Growing up in France is hard, as shown by the Antoine Doinel movies. Great first movie in a series that follows this young lad from his mischievous young days.
ramosbarajas
6Sep11
Watching this makes me nostalgic for some reason... it is so tender. Antoine Doinel forever!
William Low
28Aug11
What a great movie! Great performance by the kid playing Doinel, this character really is in the grey area,we'll dislike him in a minute and then sympathize him the next. Loved the scene on the police car and the ending...
shaun morrison
22Aug11
Fantastic film a great coming of age story with a lot of great shots and a great performance from the young boy. Personally when it comes to the french new wave i would have to say i prefer this to breathless. I cant wait to see more of truffaut and the french new wave and i love the scene when he steals the typewriter and try and sell it ....... Brilliant
Shelley
16Jul11
this film was at times sad and honest, at other times beautifully whimsical. the humor here reminds me very much of the brotherly banter in "Murmur of the Heart". this is my first Truffaut film and I loved it. very captivating, we get an inside look at a boy coming-of-age and how much his family affects him and his future.
Vanessa J Hill
26Jun11
Yes, it's very tragic - but what am I supposed to take away with me after I finish watching this film? I got nothing. Also, I found it quite tedious. But at least, unlike 'Jules et Jim', I managed to get to the end of this film. Clearly, I am not a Truffaut fan.
David Huxley
8Jun11
In making perhaps the greatest coming-of-age movie ever, Truffaut digs deep into his soul, reveals his heart, and shares it with all of us. When Antoine escapes at the end, he runs as far as he can go, to the ocean he's never seen before, turns back to us, the audience, and without saying a word asks "Where do I go from here?"
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Sunday filmmaker
1Jun11
The ending shot with the kid looking to the camera is buried deep into directorial psyche. So deep that it's sometimes imitated without the director realizing it.
