Widely considered one of the defining works of the French New Wave movement, the film follows Antoine Doinel, a misunderstood Parisian teenager who struggles with neglect at home, harsh discipline at ...

Those unfamiliar with the nuances of France’s New Wave may not realize its movies aren’t all inscrutable. For every Jacques Rivette, there was an Eric Rohmer; for every Jean-Luc Godard, a François ...

In 1959, a deeply personal film about childhood rebellion and loneliness helped change cinema forever. The 400 Blows, directed by François Truffaut, was inspired heavily by the director's own troubled ...