The 400 Blows (1959)
Truffaut's 1959 French New Wave foundation. Jean-Pierre Léaud as Antoine Doinel.
Claire Maurier played the mother in The 400 Blows, a woman whose neglect of her son is presented without editorial comment, and the performance is more complicated than a villain. She also appeared in Amélie as the café owner. She worked in French film and theatre for six decades.
Albert RemyTruffaut's 1959 French New Wave foundation. Jean-Pierre Léaud as Antoine Doinel.
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