Movies
After building a reputation as a maverick film critic, New Wave pioneer Francois Truffaut burst into the international scene with his first feature, 1959’s “The 400 Blows,” a hauntingly personal tale starring Jean-Pierre Léaud as troubled adolescent Antoine Doinel.
Feb. 28, 2015
Two local campuses will have a French accent, cinematically speaking, Friday, Sept. 28, when Francois Truffaut’s outstanding “The 400 Blows” and Moshe Mizrahi’s poignant “Madame Rosa” are screened.
Sept. 27, 1990
When he made “The 400 Blows” in 1959, Francois Truffaut wanted the film to contain a parallel story of a girl delinquent a few years older than his autobiographical 13-year-old hero, Antoine Doinel.
Sept. 1, 1989
As the 40th anniversary of his first film, ‘The 400 Blows,’ is observed, many of his best return to home video.
April 29, 1999
Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Gene Wilder plays the eccentric candy maker in this musical 1971 adaptation of the Roald Dahl tale.
March 17, 2019
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Feb. 24, 2011
Big spectacle, often of the comic-book variety, has been working at the U.S. multiplex this season.
June 28, 2013
Will audiences go for old-school ‘White House Down’?
Pulp (KABC Monday at midnight).
Jan. 31, 1993
Francois Truffaut introduced his cinematic alter ego Antoine Doinel in his landmark first feature, 1959’s “The 400 Blows,” which screens Friday at the Silent Movie Theatre.
Nov. 1, 2007