Four Hundred Blows Les Quatre Cents Coups
... ” Specifically, a director named Francois Truffaut brought about this new style with his film entitled Les Quatre Cents Coups (The Four Hundred Blows). ... Therefore, a new wave film, such as The Four Hundred Blows, is represented through a juxtaposition of unique sound and images. ... This is the opening credit sequence to The Four Hundred Blows. ... Furthermore, it is the style that Francois Truffaut shoots the visual pictures of The Four Hundred Blows which makes the aforementioned juxtaposition work so efficiently. The first thing to visually catch your eye is the fact that Four Hundred Blows is shot entirely in black and white. ... Stylistically, The Four Hundred Blows has several differences which makes it different from the typical film shot around 1959. ... First of all, The Four Hundred Blows was the first French film to be shot in widescreen (aspect ratio 2. ... Antoine in The Four Hundred Blows is portrayed as being neither a good nor a bad boy but merely one who desires to have his own freedom and fun. ... The Four Hundred Blows visual depiction is complimented by strong use of sound. ... Another important contribution by sound in The Four Hundred Blows is used to show innocence lost. ... Truffaut’s juxtaposition of Four Hundred Blows’ sound and images create an editing scheme which helps to create an efficient message in the story not just about Antoine Doinel, but Francois Truffaut himself.