THE ANTOINE DOINEL SAGA FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SINGLE BLU-RAY EDITIONS!
"FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT TAUGHT ME MY JOB AS AN ACTOR AND ABOVE ALL HE TAUGHT ME THE ESSENTIAL THING: THE LOVE OF CINEMA." JEAN-PIERRE LÉAUD
Antoine Doinel is fourteen years old. In class, he keeps getting into trouble with his schoolteacher, who punishes him for writing on the classroom walls. At home, his parents are indifferent to him, and don't know what to do with him during the holidays. Not having done his punishment, Antoine plays hooky with his friend René and surprises his mother in the arms of her lover. Young Antoine's life promises to be one of lies and getting by.
"I was incredibly lucky to come across this kid. He was the character. Better still: he improved the film. I saw Antoine as more fragile, more fierce, less aggressive, Jean-Pierre gave him his health, his aggressiveness, his courage. He was a valuable collaborator. He spontaneously found the true gestures, corrected the text, always accurately, and he used the words he wanted to use." - François Truffaut
THE 400 BLOWS by François Truffaut
1959 – Black & White – 100 min
New 4K restoration
Original French version
Available as a single Blu-ray edition
A visual created exclusively by the artist Tom Haugomat .
SHORT FILM
" LES MISTONS" (1957 – B&W – 19 min – HD restoration)
In the South of France, a gang of jealous kids (the mistons) make life impossible for a couple in love, Bernadette and Gérard.
. AUDIO COMMENTARY BY CLAUDE DE GIVRAY (ASSISTANT DIRECTOR ON THE FILM) AND SERGE TOUBIANA (BIOGRAPHER OF FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT)
. FILM PRESENTATION BY SERGE TOUBIANA (2 mins)
SUPPLEMENTS
. AUDIO COMMENTARY BY ROBERT LACHENAY (CHILDHOOD FRIEND OF FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT) AND SERGE TOUBIANA (BIOGRAPHER OF FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT)
. FILM PRESENTATION BY SERGE TOUBIANA (4 mins)
. FILMMAKERS OF OUR TIME: FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT OR THE CRITICAL SPIRIT (5 mins – HD)
Director: Jean-Pierre Chartier • Co-authors: Janine Bazin & André Labarthe - © 1965 INA
François Truffaut remembers the instructions given to Jean-Pierre Léaud for the filming of a certain scene and cites the influence of Alfred Hitchcock for the editing of another.
. SUNDAY GUEST: FRANÇOIS TRUFFAUT (2 mins)
Directed by: Jean Brard & Raoul Sangla • Co-authors: Pierre Dumayet & Éliane Victor - © 1969 INA
François Truffaut talks about his first film and its hero Antoine Doinel, who draws inspiration both from his own story and from the personality of his actor.
. THE ACTORS' TESTS (7 mins)
. ORIGINAL TRAILER
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BD 50 • HIGH DEFINITION MASTER • 1080/24p • AVC ENCODING
French version DTS-HD Master Audio 1.0 / Audio description Dolby Digital 2.0
Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing • 2.35 format respected • Black & White • Film duration: 100 mins
Also available:
. THE ADVENTURES OF ANTOINE DOINEL box set
