The 400 Blows

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THE 400 BLOWS

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And

Original Story by

Adaptation by

Dialogue by

The Children

With

Director of Photography

Cameraman

Assistant

Still Photographer

Set Designer

Music by

Sound

Edited by

Continuity

Propman

Assistants Director

Production Supervisor

Production Manager

Administrator

Secretary

Directed by

We wish to thank

This film is dedicated to

the Memory of Andre Bazin

Doinel! Bring me that

Nice! Get in the corner

Just one minute left.

Silence

Silence, please

Be ready to pick up the papers

I'll count to three

One, two

three. Collect the papers

Get his, first

Give it to me. Wait a minute.

- What's going on?

He won't give me his paper.

- No exception

A**hole

Do I have everybody's paper?

Class dismissed

Not you

Recess isn't mandatory.

It's a reward

Here poor Antoine Doinel was

unjustifiably punished by Sourpuss

for a pinup fallen from the sky

It will be an eye for an eye

You need a referee maybe

No recess for three days

That will teach you

Hey guys, look at this

What's so interesting over there?

We have a new poet in our class

Only he can't tell an Alexandrine

from a decasyllabic verse

Doinel, you'll conjugate

for tomorrow

go to your seat

in indicative, conditional and

subjunctive tenses the sentence

everyone else recitation books out

I deface the classroom walls

and abuse French verse

The Hare

Now, Doinel, go get some water

and erase those insanities, or I'll

make you lick the wall, my friend

who gave you permission

to change seats, Richer?

In the season when the thickets

Glow with flowers

When the black tip

Of my long ears

Could be seen

Above

The still green rye

From which I nibbled

The tender stems

As I played around

One day that

Unaware

I was there

Fast asleep in my hutch.

Little Margot surprised me

I saw you, Simonet!

- I didn't do anything, Sir

Naturally.

She loved me so

My beautiful mistress

She was tender

And sweet

How she hugged me on her lap

And kissed me

What idiot whistled?

I'm warning you

If no one confesses, you'll

all be sorry. Right, Simonet?

I didn't do it, Sir.

It wasn't me, Sir

Cowards, too! What a class this year

I've known idiots, but at least

they were discreet

and didn't get caught. And you

you call this clean? You made that

wall dirtier! Go back to your seat

Your parents will hear from me!

Poor France! What a future

Everybody steals money from their

parents! - Maybe but it isn't easy

I bet even Mauricet does it. - Come

here. We want to ask you something

Where'd you get these expensive

glasses? - I bought them

Did you steal the money

from your dad or your mom?

Don't pretend you've never

gone through their pockets

You're the louse

who got me in trouble

You're a louse, Mauricet!

Your days are numbered

You better watch it

I'll never finish tonight

Sourpuss is an a**hole.

- It's his job

Before the Army gets me

I'll break his face

Bye.

- Bye

I deface the classroom walls

Hi, Mom.

- Hello

Where's the flour?

- The flour?

What's this? You didn't buy

what I told you to

Where's the list I left you?

I lost it. - No wonder you

get such bad grades

Get me my slippers

In the bedroom.

Under the bed

And go get that flour.

I need it right away

A difficult delivery. They used

forceps. It runs in the family

The same thing happened to her

mother. - It doesn't mean anything

For Fanny, it was over in ten

minutes. But with my last one

if I hadn't had a C-section,

I wouldn't be here, talking to you

And my sister, one every year.

Can you imagine?

The doctor warned her. She had to

have surgery. There was blood over

Always running, son?

- I got in trouble with Mom

You know you shouldn't

get your mother angry

What's that? - A fog-light. I'll

try it on Sunday at the race

Look at your son. All floured up!

- I'm not in the mood

Too bad. I am

What about my change?

- I need it for lunch at school

Ask your father

Nothing quiet on the home front.

- I need some money for lunch, Dad

Only 1.000 francs.

- Therefore you hope for 500

therefore you need 300.

Here's 100

Here's 500 more.

Next time ask your mother

Where are the scissors?

- Where are the scissors?

That's not funny.

Put that homework away

it's time to eat.

- Your mother's right. There's a time

and place for everything

Where did you get this pen?

- I traded it

You do a lot of trading lately

Do you smell something?

It's the fish.

- It's promising

I can't wait. Go ask your mom

if the dishtowel is burning. - Why?

That's a joke

You can clear the table now

I got a call from your cousin.

His wife is pregnant again

Four times in 3 years! Worse

than rabbits! That's disgusting

By the way, what should

we do with the kid next summer?

There's always camp.

- You're right and it's fun

We don't have to decide yet.

- The sooner the better

Hey, be careful

Isn't it a beauty?

- Lions Racing Club

What's going on here?

- Slowly

Where would you prefer

to race, next Sunday?

It's my pick this time.

- I want to rest on Sunday

I'll go over to Huguette's.

- What will the fellows think?

Listen, I need a rest.

Between the cleaning

in the morning.

- And in the afternoon

Your typing in the afternoon. You

definitely got the touch! - Go to bed

'Night Dad, 'night Mom

You are so stupid

Can't you take a joke? - You're

wasting your time with this crap

Antoine, don't forget the garbage

and turn your light off

I'm making contacts. It could

help me get a promotion

You? You'll never be

VP of anything

Get up, get up,

we didn't hear the alarm

I deface the classroom walls

I have no socks left around these

holes! - Those are gone

Buy yourself some new ones.

The others are dirty

I gave you money for the kid's

new sheets, remember?

He prefers his sleeping bag

Don't you, sweetheart?

- At least, it keeps me warm

You're still here?

Why are you running?

- We're going to be late

We'll have to sneak in again and

we'll get in trouble. - Don't rush

Why?

- Sourpuss won't let you in

You think he'll do it? - Yes.

He can't stand you. You got money?

Sure. Lunch money.

- In that case, let's go

What's the plan?

Follow me. Put your bag

next to mine behind the door.

Will they be safe?

- I always leave mine here

Oh, my God. It's Antoine. I'm sure

he saw me. - Which one is your son?

The brown one.

He's supposed to be in school

You're going to get it tonight!

- Kidding? She won't tell my father

That wasn't him?

- Never saw him before

You're safe, then

I'll go back to school tomorrow

But I'll need an excuse note.

What about you?

I have an old letter from my folks

I never used

I'll cut off the date.

Here, you can copy it tonight

But the handwriting?

- Imitate your mother's

It'll be hard, she writes funny

Don't worry. It will work!

- I hope so

Dear Sir

Will you excuse my son

Rene

who was sick

My son Rene

Something's burning again here?

- It comes from downstairs

Set the table for two only.

- Why? Has Mom left?

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