Thursday, April 15, 2010

The 400 blows

The Story of Antoine who is a poor child from very little upbringings and a mom and a stepfather who argue allot His teacher singles him out and punishes him he gets in allot of trouble and wants to pawn his stepfathers typewriter with his friend and they cant pawn it Antoine gets caught and taken by the police to the Magistrate where his parents say he is incorrigible and is sent to a work camp by the sea. spends some time there breaks out and runs straight to the see where the movie ends.
Director: Francois Truffaut
Writers: Francois Truffaut (Scenario) Marcel Moussy (adaptation)
Release Date: June 3rd 1959 Paris
Genre: Crime Drama

Cast

(Cast overview, first billed only)
Jean-Pierre Léaud ... Antoine Doinel
Claire Maurier ... Gilberte Doinel - la mère d'Antoine
Albert Rémy ... Julien Doinel
Guy Decomble ... 'Petite Feuille', the French teacher
Georges Flamant ... Mr. Bigey
Patrick Auffay ... René
Daniel Couturier ... Betrand Mauricet
François Nocher ... Un enfant / Child
Richard Kanayan ... Un enfant / Child
Renaud Fontanarosa ... Un enfant / Child
Michel Girard ... Un enfant / Child
Serge Moati ... Un enfant / Child (as Henry Moati)
Bernard Abbou ... Un enfant / Child
Jean-François Bergouignan ... Un enfant / Child
Michel Lesignor ... Un enfant / Child
Academy Awards, USA
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1960 Nominated Oscar Best Writing, Story and Screenplay - Written Directly for the Screen
François Truffaut
Marcel Moussy

BAFTA Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1961 Nominated BAFTA Film Award Best Film from any Source
François Truffaut
France.
Most Promising Newcomer to Leading Film Roles
Jean-Pierre Léaud
France.
Bodil Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1960 Won Bodil Best European Film (Bedste europæiske film)
François Truffaut (director)

Cannes Film Festival
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1959 Won Best Director
François Truffaut

OCIC Award
François Truffaut

Nominated Golden Palm
François Truffaut

French Syndicate of Cinema Critics
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1960 Won Critics Award Best Film
François Truffaut
Tied with Hiroshima mon amour (1959).
New York Film Critics Circle Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1959 Won NYFCC Award Best Foreign Language Film
France.
Sant Jordi Awards
YearResultAwardCategory/Recipient(s)
1961 Won Sant Jordi Best Foreign Director (Mejor Director Extranjero)
François Truffaut

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