The 400 Blows (PG) at South Hill Park - On the Big Screen – In Partnership with South Hill Park
Thu 02 Apr
|South Hill Park Arts Centre
François Truffaut's semi-autobiographical 1959 debut is one of the French new wave's most accessible and best-loved films - Guardian
Time & Location
02 Apr 2026, 19:00
South Hill Park Arts Centre, Ringmead, Bracknell RG12 7PA, UK
About the Event
Directed by François Truffaut | Drama | 95 mins | France | 1959 | French with English subtitles
Jean-Pierre Léaud, Albert Rémy, Claire Maurier
Truffaut introduces his enduring alter ego, Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud) – a misunderstood 12-year-old, neglected by his parents and mistreated by repressive schoolteachers, who seeks refuge in truancy, petty crime and, above all, cinema.
“Les 400 Coups” will be a film signed Frankness. Rapidity. Art. Novelty. Cinematograph. Originality. Impertinence. Seriousness. Tragedy. Renovation. Ubu-Roi. Fantasy. Ferocity. Affection. Universality. Tenderness – Jean-Luc Godard in Cahiers du Cinéma