The release of François Truffaut’s The 400 Blows in 1959 shook world cinema to its foundations. The now-classic portrait of troubled adolescence introduced a major new director in the cinematic landscape and was an inaugural gesture of the revolutionary French New Wave. But The 400 Blows did not only introduce the world to its precocious director—it also unveiled his indelible creation: Antoine Doinel. Initially patterned closely after Truffaut himself, the Doinel character (played by the irrepressible and iconic Jean-Pierre Léaud) reappeared in four subsequent films that knowingly portrayed his myriad frustrations and romantic entanglements from his stormy teens through marriage, children, divorce, and adulthood.
The 400 Blows

NR1h 39m8

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A restless young individual becomes entangled in a cycle of minor misdeeds, seeking validation and acceptance.

Antoine and Colette

NR30m7.5

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A young music enthusiast, Antoine Doinel, navigates his 17-year-old life in a hotel and record factory, where his passion for music shines. He becomes smitten with a woman he meets at a concert, but their romance is complicated by her parents' affection for him.

Stolen Kisses

R1h 30m7.5

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In this offbeat comedy, a former army soldier navigates a series of absurd and entertaining situations as he searches for a job and navigates complex romantic relationships.

Bed & Board

PG1h 37m7.4

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A young father-to-be struggles to come to terms with his past infidelity, putting his marriage and relationships to the test.

Love on the Run

PG1h 33m7

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Antoine Doinel, a proofreader in his thirties, begins a new chapter in his life after divorcing Christine, but finds himself torn between his feelings for charming record seller Sabine and rekindling his teenage romance with successful lawyer Colette, who also becomes the proud owner of his newly published autobiographical novel.

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