Les 400 Coups (400 Blows)

Praised by film-makers (Akira Kurosawa called it 'One of the most beautiful films that I have ever seen.') and critics the world over, Truffaut's 400 Blows launched the Nouvelle Vague and paved the way for some of cinema's most important and influential directors. Twelve-year-old Antoine Doinel has troubles at home and at school. Ignored and neglected by his parents, his relationship with his mother is further strained when he discovers that she has taken a secret lover..