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''The 400 Blows'' is commonly regarded as a landmark of the UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave. The huge success of the film established Truffaut as one of the leaders of French cinema. It was followed by four more films recounting the life of Antoine Doinel over the next twenty years, all starring Jean-Pierre Leaud, collectively referred to as "Film/TheAdventuresOfAntoineDoinel". The other films in the series are considerably LighterAndSofter.
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''The 400 Blows'' is commonly regarded as a landmark of the UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave. The huge success of the film established Truffaut as one of the leaders of French cinema. It was followed by four more films recounting the life of Antoine Doinel over the next twenty years, all starring Jean-Pierre Leaud, collectively referred to as "Film/TheAdventuresOfAntoineDoinel".''Film/TheAdventuresOfAntoineDoinel''. The other films in the series are considerably LighterAndSofter.
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''The 400 Blows'' (Les Quatre Cents Coups) is a 1959 film directed by Creator/FrancoisTruffaut.
Antoine Doinel (Creator/JeanPierreLeaud) is a 12-year-old boy living in Paris. His life is not a happy one. The family is poor. His parents constantly fight; his mother is having an affair. Their attitudes towards their son range from neglect to indifference to scolding. At school, Antoine is always getting into trouble, which leads him to rebel against his strict teachers, which leads to him getting into more trouble.
Antoine Doinel (Creator/JeanPierreLeaud) is a 12-year-old boy living in Paris. His life is not a happy one. The family is poor. His parents constantly fight; his mother is having an affair. Their attitudes towards their son range from neglect to indifference to scolding. At school, Antoine is always getting into trouble, which leads him to rebel against his strict teachers, which leads to him getting into more trouble.
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''The 400 Blows'' (Les (''Les Quatre Cents Coups) Coups'') is a 1959 film directed by Creator/FrancoisTruffaut.
Antoine Doinel (Creator/JeanPierreLeaud) is a12-year-old twelve year old boy living in Paris. His life is not a happy one. The family is poor. His parents constantly fight; his mother is having an affair. Their attitudes towards their son range from neglect to indifference to scolding. At school, Antoine is always getting into trouble, which leads him to rebel against his strict teachers, which leads to him getting into more trouble.
Antoine Doinel (Creator/JeanPierreLeaud) is a
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''The 400 Blows'' is commonly regarded as a landmark of the UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave. The huge success of the film established Truffaut as one of the leaders of French cinema. It was followed by four more films recounting the life of Antoine Doinel over the next 20 twenty years, all starring Jean-Pierre Leaud, collectively referred to as "Film/TheAdventuresOfAntoineDoinel". The other films in the series are considerably LighterAndSofter.
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Particularly cruel version: Once Antoine's parents learn that he's been skipping school, they decide to punish him in the most humiliating him in the worst way imaginable to a preteen boy—by going down to school, storming into his classroom, slapping him in front of all his classmates, and letting him (and everyone else in the room) know, in no uncertain terms, that there's more to come once he gets home. They then leave him to stew in terror and suspense for the rest of the school day.
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Particularly cruel version: Once Antoine's parents learn that he's been skipping school, they decide to punish him in the most humiliating him in the worst way imaginable to a preteen boy—by boy — by going down to school, storming into his classroom, slapping him in front of all his classmates, and letting him (and everyone else in the room) know, in no uncertain terms, that there's more to come once he gets home. They then leave him to stew in terror and suspense for the rest of the school day.
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Antoine's best friend Rene encourages him to skip school. They play hooky for a day, which only gets Antoine into more trouble when he tells the school that his mother died, but gets caught in the lie. Finally his mother cuts him a break, acting nicer to him and promising him 1000 francs if he does well on an essay he has to write for class--but that only leads to further disaster.
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Antoine's best friend Rene René encourages him to skip school. They play hooky for a day, which only gets Antoine into more trouble when he tells the school that his mother died, but gets caught in the lie. Finally his mother cuts him a break, acting nicer to him and promising him 1000 francs if he does well on an essay he has to write for class--but that only leads to further disaster.
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* ClockTampering: Rene does this, so that his father leaves earlier than planned.
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* ClockTampering: Rene René does this, so that his father leaves earlier than planned.
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* CreatorCameo: Francois Truffaut can be seen at the fair when Antoine and Rene are playing hooky. He's riding next to Antoine in the centrifuge.
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* CreatorCameo: Francois Truffaut can be seen at the fair when Antoine and Rene René are playing hooky. He's riding next to Antoine in the centrifuge.
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* ForgedMessage: After they skip school, Antoine and Rene realise that they need excuse notes for school. Rene has an old one, says he will cut the date off, and he lends it to Antoine to copy in his mother's handwriting. Antoine tries to do this, but accidentally writes "Rene", and promptly burns the evidence. He ends up going without a note.
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* ForgedMessage: After they skip school, Antoine and Rene realise that they need excuse notes for school. Rene has an old one, says he will cut the date off, and he lends it to Antoine to copy in his mother's handwriting. Antoine tries to do this, but accidentally writes "Rene", "René", and promptly burns the evidence. He ends up going without a note.
* MilitarySchool: After an incident in which Antoine accidentally starts a fire, his father threatens to send him to the Prytanée military school. After this threat, Antoine does not dare return home when he runs out of school.
* SadisticChoice: At the juvenile centre, Antoine is accused of starting his meal before being instructed. He is offered the choice of the choice of the left or right hand, which is then used to slap his face.
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** Antoine and Rene skip school for a day, because they are afraid of being punished if they arrive late.
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** Antoine and Rene René skip school for a day, because they are afraid of being punished if they arrive late.
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* TheStoolPigeon: Antoine's classmate Mauricet sees Antoine and Rene skipping school, and promptly turns up at Antoine's house to ask Antoine's parents if he is better, as he was off school the day before.
* StupidCrooks: Poor Antoine, when he decides to steal a typewriter from his father's office, with the intention of selling it to make money, even though he and Rene know that typewriters are all numbered (they are seen discussing this). When they fail to sell the typewriter, Antoine foolishly decides to return it, in a PaperThinDisguise of a wide-brimmed hat; and that is when he is caught by the caretaker.
* StupidCrooks: Poor Antoine, when he decides to steal a typewriter from his father's office, with the intention of selling it to make money, even though he and Rene know that typewriters are all numbered (they are seen discussing this). When they fail to sell the typewriter, Antoine foolishly decides to return it, in a PaperThinDisguise of a wide-brimmed hat; and that is when he is caught by the caretaker.
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* TheStoolPigeon: Antoine's classmate Mauricet sees Antoine and Rene René skipping school, and promptly turns up at Antoine's house to ask Antoine's parents if he is better, as he was off school the day before.
* StupidCrooks: Poor Antoine, when he decides to steal a typewriter from his father's office, with the intention of selling it to make money, even though he andRene René know that typewriters are all numbered (they are seen discussing this). When they fail to sell the typewriter, Antoine foolishly decides to return it, in a PaperThinDisguise of a wide-brimmed hat; and that is when he is caught by the caretaker.
* StupidCrooks: Poor Antoine, when he decides to steal a typewriter from his father's office, with the intention of selling it to make money, even though he and
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Particularly cruel version: Once Antoine's parents learn that he's been skipping school, they decide to punish him in the most humiliatingdddty way imaginable to a preteen boy—by going down to school, storming into his classroom, slapping him in front of all his classmates, and letting him (and everyone else in the room) know, in no uncertain terms, that there's more to come once he gets home. They then leave him to stew in terror and suspense for the rest of the school day.
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Particularly cruel version: Once Antoine's parents learn that he's been skipping school, they decide to punish him in the most humiliatingdddty humiliating him in the worst way imaginable to a preteen boy—by going down to school, storming into his classroom, slapping him in front of all his classmates, and letting him (and everyone else in the room) know, in no uncertain terms, that there's more to come once he gets home. They then leave him to stew in terror and suspense for the rest of the school day.
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* DullSurprise: When Antoine's parents find out that Antoine skipped school, his mother is not surprised at all. When her husband asks why, she simply replies that nothing about her son surprises her. However, the real reason is that she already knew, but could not say anything because she was kissing her affair partner at the time.
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* ArmorPiercingQuestion: During Antoine's interview with a psychologist, during which he mostly has his usual deadpan demeanour, he is asked if he has ever slept with a girl. The question takes him by surprise, and he grins and hides his face before replying.
* CoolAndUnusualPunishment: After Antoine accidentally starts a fire at home, his parents "punish" him by taking him to the cinema. They mention that on a previous occasion, they had stuffed him with ice cream.
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* DeadpanSnarker: The caretaker who catches Antoine returning the typewriter. On the spot, he telephone's Antoine's father, saying "let's say it's a surprise - not a pleasant one".
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** His teacher, who says "Doinel was perfectly entitled to write about his grandfather's death, even though he seems to have a habit of killing off his relations", referring to Antoine's lie about his mother being dead.
** The caretaker who catches Antoine returning the typewriter. On the spot, he telephone's Antoine's father, saying "let's say it's a surprise - not a pleasant one".
** His teacher, who says "Doinel was perfectly entitled to write about his grandfather's death, even though he seems to have a habit of killing off his relations", referring to Antoine's lie about his mother being dead.
** The caretaker who catches Antoine returning the typewriter. On the spot, he telephone's Antoine's father, saying "let's say it's a surprise - not a pleasant one".
* ManlyTears: The only time Antoine is seen crying is in the police van as he is taken to prison, and very subtly so: his tears catch the light from the streets of the city.
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* OverlyLongGag: During the literature class, a pupil tears a page out of his exercise book when he makes a mistake. He keeps on doing this, until there are no pages left in the book.
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* OverlyLongGag: During the literature class, a pupil tears a page out of his exercise book when he makes a mistake. He keeps on doing this, this throughout the scene, until there are no pages left in the book.
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* SkippingSchool: Antoine and Rene skip school for a day, because they are afraid of being punished if they arrive late.
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** In a short scene, a teacher leads the class running through the streets of Paris, for exercise. When the teacher is not looking, small groups of them run off and hide, until there are almost none left.
** Antoine and Rene skip school for a day, because they are afraid of being punished if they arrive
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* TheVoice: Antoine has a long interview with a female psychologist. The camera remains on Antoine the whole time, and the psychologist is only heard, and not seen.
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* TheVoice: At the juvenile centre, Antoine has a long interview with a female psychologist. The camera remains on Antoine the whole time, and the psychologist is only heard, and not seen.
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Particularly cruel version: Once Antoine's parents learn that he's been skipping school, they decide to punish him in the most humiliating way imaginable to a preteen boy—by going down to school, storming into his classroom, slapping him in front of all his classmates, and letting him (and everyone else in the room) know, in no uncertain terms, that there's more to come once he gets home. They then leave him to stew in terror and suspense for the rest of the school day.
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* AbusiveParents: Antoine's, especially his mother. When she first appears, Antoine says good evening to her; she returns this coldly and tersely, and immediately berates him for not buying flour. In general, she sees him as an inconvenience, refers to him as "the kid", does not show him affection, except in front of other adults. She suddenly changes her tune after Antoine has run away from home and briefly becomes warmer towards him. Her husband is only marginally better, and both have become especially cruel to him by the end. In his interview with the psychologist, Antoine reveals more sad details about his antagonistic relationship with his mother, including being sent to a foster mother.
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Particularly cruel version: Once Antoine's parents learn that he's been skipping school, they decide to punish him in the mosthumiliating humiliatingdddty way imaginable to a preteen boy—by going down to school, storming into his classroom, slapping him in front of all his classmates, and letting him (and everyone else in the room) know, in no uncertain terms, that there's more to come once he gets home. They then leave him to stew in terror and suspense for the rest of the school day.
* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Particularly cruel version: Once Antoine's parents learn that he's been skipping school, they decide to punish him in the most
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* DeadpanSnarker: The caretaker who catches Antoine returning the typewriter. On the spot, he telephone's Antoine's father, saying "let's say it's a surprise - not a pleasant one".
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* OverlyLongGag: During the literature class, a pupil tears a page out of his exercise book when he makes a mistake. He keeps on doing this, until there are no pages left in the book.
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* SkippingSchool: Antoine and Rene skip school for a day, because they are afraid of being punished if they arrive late.
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* StupidCrooks: Poor Antoine, when he decides to steal a typewriter from his father's office, with the intention of selling it to make money, even though he and Rene know that typewriters are all numbered (they are seen discussing this). When they fail to sell the typewriter, Antoine foolishly decides to return it, in a PaperThinDisguise of a wide-brimmed hat; and that is when he is caught by the caretaker.
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* CopycatMockery: A particularly cruel and unusual example: a boy at the centre for juvenile delinquents tells of how when he cried, his father used to imitate him on his violin.
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* ClockTampering: Rene does this, so that his father leaves earlier than planned.
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* TheStoolPigeon: Antoine's classmate Mauricet sees Antoine and Rene skipping school, and promptly turns up at Antoine's house to ask Antoine's parents if he is better, as he was off school the day before.
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* TheStoolPigeon: Antoine's classmate Mauricet sees Antoine and Rene skipping school, and promptly turns up at Antoine's house to ask Antoine's parents if he is better, as he was off school the day before.before.
* TheVoice: Antoine has a long interview with a female psychologist. The camera remains on Antoine the whole time, and the psychologist is only heard, and not seen.
* TheVoice: Antoine has a long interview with a female psychologist. The camera remains on Antoine the whole time, and the psychologist is only heard, and not seen.
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* ForgedMessage: After they skip school, Antoine and Rene realise that they need excuse notes for school. Rene has an old one, says he will cut the date off, and he lends it to Antoine to copy in his mother's handwriting. Antoine tries to do this, but accidentally writes "Rene", and promptly burns the evidence. He ends up going without a note.
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* SliceOfLife: Simply the story of a troubled but good-hearted young boy.
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* TheStoolPigeon: Antoine's classmate Mauricet sees Antoine and Rene skipping school, and promptly turns up at Antoine's house to ask Antoine's parents if he is better, as he was off school the day before.
* TheStoolPigeon: Antoine's classmate Mauricet sees Antoine and Rene skipping school, and promptly turns up at Antoine's house to ask Antoine's parents if he is better, as he was off school the day before.
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* TheKenBurnsEffect: Used exactly once and to great effect. The famous FreezeFrameEnding is paired with a zoom in to Antoine's face, quickly going from middle distace (when the image freezes) to tight closeup.
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* TheKenBurnsEffect: Used exactly once and to great effect. The famous FreezeFrameEnding is paired with a zoom in to Antoine's face, quickly going from middle distace distance (when the image freezes) to tight closeup.
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* SliceOfLife: Simply the story of a troubled but good-hearted young boy.
* YourCheatingHeart: Antoine's mother is having an affair, and while playing hooky he catches her with the other man.
* YourCheatingHeart: Antoine's mother is having an affair, and while playing hooky he catches her with the other man.
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* SliceOfLife: Simply the story of a troubled but good-hearted young boy.
* YourCheatingHeart: Antoine's mother is having an affair, and while playing hooky he catches her with the other man.boy.
* YourCheatingHeart: Antoine's mother is having an affair, and while playing hooky he catches her with the other man.
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* TheRunaway: Antoine attempts this a number of times, first spending a night at a factory to escape punishment for lying about his mother dying. Later he spends several days hiding out at his friend's house.
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* ShoutOut:
** Antoine steals a picture of Creator/HarrietAndersson in ''Film/SummerWithMonika''.
** Antoine's mother suggests going to see Creator/JacquesRivette's ''Paris Belongs to Us''.
** Antoine steals a picture of Creator/HarrietAndersson in ''Film/SummerWithMonika''.
** Antoine's mother suggests going to see Creator/JacquesRivette's ''Paris Belongs to Us''.
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* BuxomIsBetter: Discussed in a sarcastic manner by Antoine's stepfather, who says a secretary at his office got promoted through sleeping with the boss. He pronounces her "well-armed" then says "She has the talents for the position" while making the universal 'big breasts' gesture.
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* BuxomIsBetter: Discussed in a sarcastic manner by Antoine's stepfather, who says a secretary at his office got promoted through sleeping with the boss. He pronounces her "well-armed" then says "She has the talents for the position" [[SexyFigureGesture while making the universal 'big breasts' gesture.gesture]].
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* SexyFigureGesture: The "large bosom" version, used by Antoine's stepfather to describe the secretary in his office. See BuxomIsBetter, above.
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* BlindIdiotTranslation: The title. The French title, ''Les Quatre Cents Coups'' is a reference to a French idiom, "faire les quatre cents coups", which means "to raise hell". The English title is a literal translation of ''les quatre cents coups'', and in English it is nonsensical. The original translator tried to give the film the name ''Wild Oats'' in an attempt to avert this, but the distributor changed it back.
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* BlindIdiotTranslation: The title. The French title, ''Les Quatre Cents Coups'' is a reference to a French idiom, "faire les quatre cents coups", which means "to raise hell". The English title is a completely literal translation of ''les quatre cents coups'', and translation, which is nonsensical in English it is nonsensical. context. The original translator tried to give the film the more appropriate name ''Wild Oats'' in an attempt to avert this, Oats'', but the distributor changed it back.
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* BuxomIsBetter: Discussed in a sarcastic manner by Antoine's stepfather, who says a secretary at his office got promoted through sleeping with the boss. He pronounces her "well-armed" then says "She has the talents for the position" while making the universal 'big breasts' gesture.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: Much of what happens to Antoine in ''The 400 Blows''. He's a good-hearted, intelligent, sensitive young man, but prone to mischief and hasn't quite figured out the status quo. But the DisproportionateRetribution escalates until by the end of the film, everyone in his life has written him off as an incurable delinquent.
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* DisproportionateRetribution: Much of what happens to Antoine in ''The 400 Blows''.Antoine. He's a good-hearted, intelligent, sensitive young man, but prone to mischief and hasn't quite figured out the status quo. But the DisproportionateRetribution escalates until by the end of the film, everyone in his life has written him off as an incurable delinquent. The worst things he does in the movie are cheat on an essay and steal a typewriter. For this he's sent to prison and disowned by his parents.
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* FreezeFrameEnding: One of if not ''the'' most famous example of the trope in ''The 400 Blows''. As young Antoine finally reaches the coast from his perpetual series of bad luck and federal injustice. He's still being chased, and has nowhere to go beyond the coast, but is enjoying the beach and an innocent sense of freedom, causing him to smile back towards the land and, consequently, into the camera. The camera then freezes and zooms on his face.
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* FreezeFrameEnding: One of if not ''the'' most famous example of the trope in ''The 400 Blows''.trope. As young Antoine finally reaches the coast from his perpetual series of bad luck and federal injustice. He's still being chased, and has nowhere to go beyond the coast, but is enjoying the beach and an innocent sense of freedom, causing him to smile back towards the land and, consequently, into the camera. The camera then freezes and zooms on his face.
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* LimitedWardrobe: Justified. Poor as he was, Antoine wears the same checkered jacket throughout ''The 400 Blows''.
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* TheKenBurnsEffect: Used exactly once and to great effect. The famous FreezeFrameEnding is paired with a zoom in to Antoine's face, quickly going from middle distace (when the image freezes) to tight closeup.
* LimitedWardrobe: Justified. Poor as he was, Antoine wears the same checkered jacketthroughout ''The 400 Blows''.throughout.
* LimitedWardrobe: Justified. Poor as he was, Antoine wears the same checkered jacket
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* PoorMansPorn: The boys in Antoine's class pass around a calendar with a drawing of a sexy woman in lingerie. Naturally, Antoine is the one that the teacher catches.
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* PlagiarismInFiction: Antoine makes the foolish decision to plagiarize Balzac for his literature essay. This gets him into a ''lot'' of trouble.
* PoorMansPorn: The boys in Antoine's class pass around a calendar with a drawing of a sexy woman in lingerie. Naturally, Antoine is the one that the teacher catches. Later, he filches a cheesecake picture of some actress posted outside a movie theater.
* SadistTeacher: "Sourpuss", the literature teacher at Antoine's school. To be fair, Antoine brings troubles on himself, by doing stuff like scribbling on the walls and plagiarizing an essay. But Sourpuss is still a nasty piece of work who takes delight in publicly humiliating Antoine. When Antoine's friend sticks up for him Sourpuss grabs the friend by the neck and physically yanks him out of the classroom, throwing his papers after him.
* PoorMansPorn: The boys in Antoine's class pass around a calendar with a drawing of a sexy woman in lingerie. Naturally, Antoine is the one that the teacher catches. Later, he filches a cheesecake picture of some actress posted outside a movie theater.
* SadistTeacher: "Sourpuss", the literature teacher at Antoine's school. To be fair, Antoine brings troubles on himself, by doing stuff like scribbling on the walls and plagiarizing an essay. But Sourpuss is still a nasty piece of work who takes delight in publicly humiliating Antoine. When Antoine's friend sticks up for him Sourpuss grabs the friend by the neck and physically yanks him out of the classroom, throwing his papers after him.
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* GratuitousEnglish: One of Truffaut's favorite tropes, here used for a joke with the English teacher at Antoine's school.
--> '''Teacher''': ''(in English)'' Where is the girl?\\
'''Abbou''': The girl has bit.\\
'''Teacher''': No, bitch.\\
'''Abbou''': Bitch.\\
'''Teacher''': ''(emphasizing)'': Beeeeetch.
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'''Abbou''': The girl has bit.\\
'''Teacher''': No, bitch.\\
'''Abbou''': Bitch.\\
'''Teacher''': ''(emphasizing)'': Beeeeetch.
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* CantGetAwayWithNuthin: Antoine. If he breaks any rule or makes any mischief, he ''will'' get punished and suffer DisproportionateRetribution.
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* EiffelTowerEffect: Guess what's in the very first shot? In fact the entire opening credits sequence is a montage of shots of the Tower as filmed from various moving cars.
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* PoorMansPorn: The boys in Antoine's class pass around a calendar with a drawing of a sexy woman in lingerie. Naturally, Antoine is the one that the teacher catches.
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* MamasBabyPapasMaybe: Antoine's mother admits that her husband is not Antoine's father.
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* NoEnding: Ends with Antoine looking exhausted in a Freeze Frame in the middle of an unresolved chase scene.
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* SliceOfLife: Simply the story of a troubled but good-hearted young boy.
* YourCheatingHeart: Antoine's mother is having an affair, and while playing hooky he catches her with the other man.
* SliceOfLife: Simply the story of a troubled but good-hearted young boy.
* YourCheatingHeart: Antoine's mother is having an affair, and while playing hooky he catches her with the other man.
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''The 400 Blows'' is a 1959 film directed by Creator/FrancoisTruffaut.
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''The 400 Blows'' (Les Quatre Cents Coups) is a 1959 film directed by Creator/FrancoisTruffaut.
* BlindIdiotTranslation: The title. The French title, ''Les Quatre Cents Coups'' is a reference to a French idiom, "faire les quatre cents coups", which means "to raise hell". The English title is a literal translation of ''les quatre cents coups'', and in English it is nonsensical. The original translator tried to give the film the name ''Wild Oats'' in an attempt to avert this, but the distributor changed it back.
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* NoEnding: Ends with Antoine looking exhausted in a Freeze Frame in the middle of an unresolved chase scene.
* WordSaladTitle: Subverted, the title of ''The 400 Blows'' is a reference to a French idiom meaning "to raise hell." In other countries it often comes across as this trope. The original translator tried to give the film the name ''Wild Oats'' in an attempt to avert this, but the distributor changed it back.
* WordSaladTitle: Subverted, the title of ''The 400 Blows'' is a reference to a French idiom meaning "to raise hell." In other countries it often comes across as this trope. The original translator tried to give the film the name ''Wild Oats'' in an attempt to avert this, but the distributor changed it back.
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* NoEnding: Ends with Antoine looking exhausted in a Freeze Frame in the middle of an unresolved chase scene.
* WordSaladTitle: Subverted, the title of ''The 400 Blows'' is a reference to a French idiom meaning "to raise hell." In other countries it often comes across as this trope. The original translator tried to give the film the name ''Wild Oats'' in an attempt to avert this, but the distributor changed it back.scene.
* WordSaladTitle: Subverted, the title of ''The 400 Blows'' is a reference to a French idiom meaning "to raise hell." In other countries it often comes across as this trope. The original translator tried to give the film the name ''Wild Oats'' in an attempt to avert this, but the distributor changed it back.
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''The 400 Blows'' is commonly regarded as a landmark of the UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave. The huge success of the film established Truffaut as one of the leaders of French cinema. It was followed by five more films recounting the life of Antoine Doinel, all starring Jean-Pierre Leaud, collectively referred to as "Film/TheAdventuresOfAntoineDoinel". The other films in the series are considerably LighterAndSofter.
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''The 400 Blows'' is commonly regarded as a landmark of the UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave. The huge success of the film established Truffaut as one of the leaders of French cinema. It was followed by five four more films recounting the life of Antoine Doinel, Doinel over the next 20 years, all starring Jean-Pierre Leaud, collectively referred to as "Film/TheAdventuresOfAntoineDoinel". The other films in the series are considerably LighterAndSofter.
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* TheCameo: Truffaut put a lot of people he knew in the movie. Creator/JacquesDemy is a cop, Phillipe de Broca is at the fair, and the voices of both Creator/JeanLucGodard and Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo can be heard
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* TheCameo: Truffaut put a lot of people he knew in the movie. Creator/JacquesDemy is a cop, Phillipe de Broca is at the fair, and the voices of both Creator/JeanLucGodard and Creator/JeanPaulBelmondo can be heard heard. Creator/JeanneMoreau is the lady with a dog.
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* CreatorCameo: Francois Truffaut can be seen at the fair when Antoine and Rene are playing hooky. He's riding next to Antoine in the centrifuge.
* CreatorCameo: Francois Truffaut can be seen at the fair when Antoine and Rene are playing hooky. He's riding next to Antoine in the centrifuge.
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* NoEnding: Ends with Antoine looking exhausted in a Freeze Frame in the middle of an unresolved chase scene.
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Antoine Doinel (Creator/JeanPierreLeaud) is a 12-year-old boy living in Paris. His life is not a happy one. The family is poor. His parents constantly fight; his mother is having an affair. Their attitudes towards their son range from neglect to indifference to scolding. At school, Antoine is always getting into trouble, which leads him to rebel against his strict teachers, which leads to him getting into more trouble.
Antoine's best friend Rene encourages him to skip school. They play hooky for a day, which only gets Antoine into more trouble when he tells the school that his mother died, but gets caught in the lie. Finally his mother cuts him a break, acting nicer to him and promising him 1000 francs if he does well on an essay he has to write for class--but that only leads to further disaster.
''The 400 Blows'' is commonly regarded as a landmark of the UsefulNotes/FrenchNewWave. The huge success of the film established Truffaut as one of the leaders of French cinema. It was followed by five more films recounting the life of Antoine Doinel, all starring Jean-Pierre Leaud, collectively referred to as "Film/TheAdventuresOfAntoineDoinel". The other films in the series are considerably LighterAndSofter.
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* AmazinglyEmbarrassingParents: Particularly cruel version: Once Antoine's parents learn that he's been skipping school, they decide to punish him in the most humiliating way imaginable to a preteen boy—by going down to school, storming into his classroom, slapping him in front of all his classmates, and letting him (and everyone else in the room) know, in no uncertain terms, that there's more to come once he gets home. They then leave him to stew in terror and suspense for the rest of the school day.
* AuthorAvatar: Little Antoine's story was based off Truffaut's childhood experiences. Further films in the series are fictional.
* BittersweetEnding: By the end, sweet-natured Antoine is considered a worthless delinquent. His own mother washes her hands of him and requests that after a stint in juvenile detention he be sent to a work camp by the shore where she doesn't have to deal with him anymore. But at least he gets to see the ocean - in one of French cinema's most famous and beautiful scenes.
* DisproportionateRetribution: Much of what happens to Antoine in ''The 400 Blows''. He's a good-hearted, intelligent, sensitive young man, but prone to mischief and hasn't quite figured out the status quo. But the DisproportionateRetribution escalates until by the end of the film, everyone in his life has written him off as an incurable delinquent.
* FreezeFrameEnding: One of if not ''the'' most famous example of the trope in ''The 400 Blows''. As young Antoine finally reaches the coast from his perpetual series of bad luck and federal injustice. He's still being chased, and has nowhere to go beyond the coast, but is enjoying the beach and an innocent sense of freedom, causing him to smile back towards the land and, consequently, into the camera. The camera then freezes and zooms on his face.
* LimitedWardrobe: Justified. Poor as he was, Antoine wears the same checkered jacket throughout ''The 400 Blows''.
* WordSaladTitle: Subverted, the title of ''The 400 Blows'' is a reference to a French idiom meaning "to raise hell." In other countries it often comes across as this trope. The original translator tried to give the film the name ''Wild Oats'' in an attempt to avert this, but the distributor changed it back.
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