We're celebrating our 400th episode with a look at the biggest 400 in cinema, Francois Truffaut's 1959 French New Wave classic, The 400 Blows!

Join in as we discuss the New Wave's place in cinema history, Antoine Doinel's poor fire safety, his conspicuous lack of siblings, and engage in a cinemabration of eight years of podcasting.

Plus: How closely does the film map onto Truffaut's life? What does the title actually mean? Which school subjects are worth learning? And, most importantly, what's the difference between 2017 and 2018?

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Next week: Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer (2007)

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Key sources and links for this episode:

• "Movie Poster of the Week: Francois Truffaut's The 400 Blows" (MUBI)
• "The 400 Blows: Close to Home" (Criterion)
• "The Emoji Movie was the First Film to Publicly Screen in Saudi Arabia after 35-Year Cinema Ban" (IndieWire)
• "Mike White Confronts Rob Cesternino over Emoji Movie" (All Winners Survivor on YouTube)
• "Christopher Nolan Took his Kids to See Phantom Thread and Now They Call Him 'Woodcock' When He's Being Mean" (IndieWire)
• The 2022 Sight & Sound lists