The 400 Blows

Antoine depicts to us, the audience, how hard it can be to be a child. Surrounded by authoritarianism, compulsory behaviour and unwanted responsibility. The burden of having a family that doesn't want you, but that you care for at the same time. Having a friend, so loyal and stout to his stance to stand for his friend, even when consequences would reach him too 400 blows, a masterpiece of the Nouvelle Vague and a wonderful debut film for François Truffaut. The cinematography is wonderful for 1959, the acting by Léaud is incredible and the sincerity to which he expresses his desire to see the world is astounding. At that moment, when he stood by the beach, running and running, getting away from all that made him suffer and go on without purpose, he realized that nothing made sense. Looking into the ocean for the first time, and feeling nothing. **Froze by the uncertainty of not knowing what to do with his freedom. ** Now that no one is chasing him, what can he do to know better? Now what? How dizzy can we get after feeling the true ooze of freedom? In fact, one can say he is actually "condemned in liberty". Superb work, acting, cinematography and beautiful film to grasp it all together into an all time classic