: Shot on the streets of Paris rather than in a studio, giving it a gritty, realistic feel [11, 14].
The film follows , a 12-year-old boy in Paris who feels trapped by neglectful parents and a rigid school system. the 400 blows
| Theme | How it appears | |--------|----------------| | | School, family, police, reformatory — all fail Antoine | | Imprisonment | Classroom desks, corner of the yard, paddy wagon, cell | | Loss of innocence | Antoine’s lies aren’t malice — they’re survival | | The sea | Freedom, but also the unknown (Antoine has never seen it) | : Shot on the streets of Paris rather
Here’s a concise draft guide for François Truffaut’s The 400 Blows ( Les Quatre Cents Coups , 1959), broken down for analysis, writing, or study. giving it a gritty