A video essay (my first), exploring the similarities between the ending of François Truffaut’s The 400 Blows and the beginning and ending of Jonathan Glazer’s 2004 film, Birth. Based on an old essay of mine, The 400 Births.
→Tags: Francois Truffaut, The 400 Blows, Birth, Jonathan Glazer, Children
ReviewThe first time I saw The 400 Blows a couple of years ago, I walked away unimpressed, seeing it as a solid film, but one that was “about” a lot less than most people thought.
→Tags: Francois Truffaut, Children, Edward Copeland on Film
EssayBack in December, I saw Truffaut’s The 400 Blows for the first time. As the film closed, I was reminded of 2004’s Birth; I realized that the ending to The 400 Blows, if split in half, acts as bookends to Birth, both visually and thematically.
→Tags: Birth, The 400 Blows, History, Comparison, Truffaut
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