The 400 Blows (1959)

The 400 Blows is a 1959 French film directed by Francois Truffaut. It falls into the French new wave genre. It was nominated for 1 Academy Award, as well as 6 other awards and 3 nominations. The most interesting thing about this movie to me again was the plot, I was amazed at how misunderstood the main character was. One of the main themes of the film is punishment. It falls very well into the genre of French new wave, in fact it can be seen as a groundbreaker for this genre. The best part of all of the formal components to me, was the last shot where the camera zooms in on Antoine’s face. It also does a great job of capturing the essence of France at that time. It is culturally significant; especially in France due to it being one of the first films of it’s kind. It is aimed at an older demographic due to some violence.