The 400 blows (DVD) [videorecording] / scénario de François Truffaut ; adaptation de M. Moussy et F. Truffaut ; dialogues de Marcel Moussy ; mise in scène de François Truffaut ; une co-production S.E.D.I.F., Les Films du carrosse.
Adventures of Antoine Doinel. Antoine and Colette.
Notes:
Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claire Maurier, Albert Rémy, Guy Decomble, Georges Flamant, Patrick Auffay. Les quatre cents coups originally released as a motion picture in 1959; Antoine and Colette originally released as a motion picture in 1962. Part of a 5 disc set: The adventures of Antoine Doinel. Special features: New digital transfer; new subtitle translation; two audio commentaries; audition footage; newsreel footage of the movie showing at the Cannes Film Festival; excerpt from a French TV program with Truffaut; theatrical trailer.
Summary:
The semi-autobiographical story of fourteen-year-old Antoine Doinel, portraying his aloof parents, oppressive teachers, petty crime, and a friendship that would last a lifetime. Also includes the short film, Antoine and Colette, which originally appeared as part of the film L'amour à vingt ans, picking up Antoine's story a few years later, when he is living on his own and pursuing his first love affair, initiating a lifelong career of quixotic dreams and amorous restlessness.
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