400 Blows, The (1959): Truffaut’s Stunning, Oscar-Nominated Debut, Seminal New Wave Film, Starring Jean-Pierre LĂ©aud (his Alter-Ego)

One of the landmark films that launched the French New Wave, Francois Truffaut's “The 400 Blows” is a captivating autobiographical study of a Parisian youth who turns to life of small-time crime as a reaction to his derelict parents and uncaring surrounding,