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Classic Film Review: Peak “Nouvelle Vague,” Truffaut’s “The 400 Blows” (1959)

Posted on January 22, 2026 by

We remember the boy. Going on seventy years since “The 400 Blows” arrived on screens, one is still hard-pressed to think of a better performance by a child in a film. James Dean and Jean-Paul Belmondo defined “rebellious youth” on … Continue reading →

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