Cinematic background from The 400 Blows 1959 - For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene, trying to plan for a better life. When one of their schemes goes awry, Antoine ends up in trouble with the law, leading to even more conflicts with unsympathetic authority figures.

The 400 Blows

1959

Crime, Drama

Directors:
François Truffaut
Writers:
Marcel Moussy, François Truffaut
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Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A young boy laying in bed with a cigarette in his mouth; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A black - and - white photo of cars parked on the side of the street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – An old black and white photo of people walking on the sidewalk; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – An old photo of a man teaching a class; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A man sitting at a table holding a knife in his hand; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A young boy leaning against a pile of books; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – Black and white photograph of a young boy in a classroom; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A black - and - white photo of a street scene with cars parked on the side of the road; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A young boy standing in front of an open door; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – An older man sitting at a table with a pen and a wooden handle; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A couple of people that are walking down the street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A black and white photo of people walking down a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – An older man sitting at a desk in front of a globe; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A boy looking in a mirror at a man brushing his teeth; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A man and a woman are sitting on a bench; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – Two men walking down a street in a city; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A black and white photo of a man typing on a typewriter; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A young boy wearing a suit and tie in front of another man; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A young man wearing a suit and tie in front of a wooden wall; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A young boy singing into a microphone in front of a crowd; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A man and a woman leaning against a metal fence; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A young boy sitting behind a chain link fence; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A black - and - white photo of a city skyline; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A black and white photo of a group of people sitting at a table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A person wearing a hat; Extreme Close Up shot, Overhead angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – An old photo of a man wearing a suit and tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – An older man wearing a suit and a tie; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – An old black and white photo of a man sitting at a desk; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – Two men walking down a street in a city; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A man writing on a chalkboard in a classroom; Extreme Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A black and white photo of a group of people walking down a sidewalk; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A person walking on a sidewalk near a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A man standing in front of a chalkboard; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A group of young children in a crowd of people; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A person running in the rain near a building; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A man and a woman kissing each other in a black and white photo; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A group of people sitting at a table writing on paper; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – An old photo of a man wearing a suit and tie; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – Black and white photograph of a young girl in a crowd; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A couple of people walking down a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – An old photo of a man standing in front of a group of students; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – Two people walking down a street in the snow; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – An old black and white photo of a man walking down a street; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – Two young men sitting at a table with their arms crossed; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – Black and white photograph of a woman smiling for the camera; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – Black and white photograph of a young boy in front of a crowd; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A black and white photo of a man , woman , and a boy; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – Two young children behind a metal fence looking at the camera; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A young man wearing a suit and tie in front of a wooden wall; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A group of people standing around a building; Wide shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A young boy is walking down the street; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A group of people sitting around a table; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A young man sitting at a table with his hands crossed; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A group of people walking in a park near a fence; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – Two young boys talking to each other in an old photo; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A black - and - white photo of a woman's face; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A man looking out of a window through bars; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – Black and white photograph of a man in pajamas; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – An old black and white photo of people walking on a street; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – An older man and a young boy talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – Two young children standing next to each other in front of a crowd; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A woman and a boy walking down a street at night; Wide shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – Two men and a boy talking to each other; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – Two men standing next to each other on the stairs; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – Two young boys are playing a game with a metal object; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – Two young boys sitting at a table with their arms crossed; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – Three men are sitting in an enclosed area; Medium shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A black - and - white photo of a woman looking to her left; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A woman looking through a chain link fence; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – Two people sitting at a table with a plate of fruit; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A young boy standing in front of a wall of paper; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A black and white photo of people walking on the sidewalk; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – Two young boys sitting next to each other on the ground; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A man and a woman sitting in front of each other in front of an audience; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A young boy is writing on a piece of paper; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A man running on the beach with a mountain in the background; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A black - and - white photo of a woman sitting in a living room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A man walking on the beach near the water; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – Two young boys looking out the window of a train; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A black and white photo of a woman looking in the mirror; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – Black and white photograph of a young boy in a crowd; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A group of people standing next to each other in front of a window; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – Black and white photograph of people sitting at benches; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A man and two women sitting in a car; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A man and a woman are talking in a room; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A young man preparing food on top of a wooden table; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A black - and - white photo of a man looking at the camera; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A black - and - white photo of a street corner; Extreme Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A man standing in front of a row of jackets; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – An old black and white photo of a man in a suit; Close Up shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A young man standing in front of a chalkboard; Medium shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – An old photo of a man with a surprised look on his face; Close Up shot, Low angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – Three children holding hands while holding hands; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A person walking down a street with cars in the background at night; Wide shot, High angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A group of people standing next to each other in a room; Medium shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A man sitting behind bars in front of a window; Close Up shot, Over the shoulder angle
Movie still from “The 400 Blows” (1959), directed by François Truffaut – A group of young men sitting at a table; Medium shot, High angle