CSUN Freedom versus Captivity Antoine Discussion

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Discussion 06 - The 400 Blows

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Francois Truffaut

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Freedom vs Captivity

Protagonist

Antoine Doniel

François Truffaut’s first feature, The 400 Blows (Les Quatre cents coups), was more than a semi-autobiographical film; it was also an elaboration of what the French New Wave directors would embrace as the caméra-stylo (camera-as-pen) whose écriture (writing style) could express the filmmaker as personally as a novelist’s pen. It is one of the supreme examples of “cinema in the first person singular.” In telling the story of the young outcast Antoine Doinel, Truffaut was moving both backward and forward in time—recalling his own experience while forging a filmic language that would grow more sophisticated throughout the ‘60s.

The opening sequence uses a series of high angle shots to assist in establishing a feeling of childhood and freedom. This vast openness is a stark contrast when compared to the images inside the Doniel's apartment, which is closed in and claustrophobic. The exterior vs interior scenes dramatizes Antoine's life.

The imagery in this movie really make the reality of this film work.

Identify and analyze a scene that represented a low point for Antoine. How did the imagery add to the narrative.

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One of the scenes that represent a low moment for Antoine is when he steals the
typewriter. Antoine begins by sneaking into his father’s office. He chose a time wh...

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