DVD: Les quatre cents coups (The 400 Blows) (1959)
I watch a lot of movies, but after watching Les quatres cents coups (The 400 Blows) (Fran?ɬßois Truffaut) last night, I realized that I still have a lot to learn. For example, I actually had to look up “New Wave French Cinema” to see what the big deal was about this film. I mean, I loved it, but I didn’t realize why it was so “influential”. It turns out that this was one of the first, and therefore definitive, films in the style of la Nouvelle Vague.
I thought this was a brilliant film. The characters, dialogue, improvisations, sound, long shots, etc. were all captivating and entirely fulfilling. I can’t remember what led me to add it to my Ziplist, but I’m very glad that I happened upon this first installment of “The Adventures Of Antoine Doinel“.
My friend Jay says that this is “the perfect Jason Chu movie”, but I don’t know what that means…
