Experience the French New Wave (Nouvelle Vague) movement at Chatham Hickory Cinema! Introduction and Q & A after the film by artist, educator and filmmaker Gerard Amsellem.

One Showing Only! Wednesday, March 25th at 7:15pm

François Truffaut’s first feature is also his most personal. Told through the eyes of Truffaut’s cinematic counterpart, Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud), The 400 Blows sensitively re-creates the trials of Truffaut’s own childhood, unsentimentally portraying aloof parents, oppressive teachers, and petty crime. 

The film marked Truffaut’s passage from leading critic to trailblazing auteur of the French New Wave. Introduction and Q & A after the film by artist, educator and filmmaker Gerard Amsellem.