Les quatre cents coups : The 400 blows /
The semi-autobiographical story of fourteen-year-old Antoine Doinel, portraying his aloof parents, oppressive teachers, petty crime, and a friendship that would last a lifetime. Also includes the short film, Antoine and Colette, which originally appeared as part of the film L'amour à vingt ans,...
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| Format: | Video DVD |
| Language: | French |
| Language Notes: | In French with optional new and improved subtitles in English. |
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[New York, N.Y.] :
Criterion Collection,
[2003]
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| Edition: | RSDL dual-layer ed. |
| Series: | Criterion collection (DVD videodiscs) ;
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| Summary: | The semi-autobiographical story of fourteen-year-old Antoine Doinel, portraying his aloof parents, oppressive teachers, petty crime, and a friendship that would last a lifetime. Also includes the short film, Antoine and Colette, which originally appeared as part of the film L'amour à vingt ans, picking up Antoine's story a few years later, when he is living on his own and pursuing his first love affair, initiating a lifelong career of quixotic dreams and amorous restlessness. |
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| Item Description: | Les quatre cents coups originally released as a motion picture in 1959; Antoine and Colette originally released as a motion picture in 1962. A foreign film (France). Aspect ratio 2.35:1; enhanced for widescreen TVs. New digital transfers of both films, enhanced for widescreen televisions. Part of a 5 disc set: The adventures of Antoine Doinel. Special features: Two audio commentaries on The 400 blows: one by cinema professor Brian Stonehill and another by Truffaut's lifelong friend, Robert Lachenay -- Rare audition footage of Jean-Pierre Léaud, Patrick Auffay, and Richard Kanayan -- Newsreel footage of Jean-Pierre Léaud in Cannes for the showing of The 400 blows -- Excerpt from a French TV program with Truffaut discussing his youth, critical writings, and the origins of Antoine Daniel in The 400 blows and Antoine and Colette -- Television interview with Truffault about the global financial reception of The 400 blows and his own critical impression of the film -- Theatrical trailer for The 400 blows. Videorecording. |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (129 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Format: | DVD; Dolby digital, mono. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| Production Credits: | Cinematography, Henri Decaë ; editor, Marie-Josèphe Yoyotte ; music, Jean Constantin. |
| ISBN: | 1559409347 |