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The Adventures of Antoine Doinel

THE 400 BLOWS Edition Intro

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  • THE 400 BLOWS Commentary 1
    1:40:11
    THE 400 BLOWS Commentary 1

    THE 400 BLOWS Commentary 1

    Recorded in 1992, cinema professor Brian Stonehill’s commentary on THE 400 BLOWS provides an informative blend of biography and analysis to illuminate the film.

  • THE 400 BLOWS Commentary 2
    1:40:12
    THE 400 BLOWS Commentary 2

    THE 400 BLOWS Commentary 2

    Robert Lachenay, François Truffaut’s lifelong friend, offers a uniquely personal look at THE 400 BLOWS and the life of its creator. The French-language Lachenay commentary features optional italicized subtitles.

  • THE 400 BLOWS Auditions
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    THE 400 BLOWS Auditions

    THE 400 BLOWS Auditions

    This 16 mm screen test footage from 1958 features an interview with actor Jean-Pierre Léaud, some improvised dialogue between Léaud and Patrick Auffay (René in THE 400 BLOWS), and an audition by Richard Kanayan (who plays one of the children and went on to appear in François Truffaut’s SHOOT THE ...

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