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Les Quatre cents coups
FRANCE · 1959

Les Quatre cents coups

François Truffaut
coming of age parental neglect juvenile delinquency urban childhood authority and rebellion
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Synopsis

For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene, trying to plan for a better life. When one of their schemes goes awry, Antoine ends up in trouble with the law, leading to even more conflicts with unsympathetic authority figures.

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