François Truffaut s first feature is also his most personal. Told through the eyes of Truffaut s cinematic counterpart, Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud), The 400 Blows sensitively re-creates the trials of Truffaut s own difficult childhood, unsentimentally portraying aloof parents, oppressive teachers, and petty crime. The film marked Truffaut s passage from leading critic to trailblazing auteur of the French New Wave. BLU-RAY SPECIAL EDITION FEATURES: New, restored high-definition digital transfer, with an uncompressed monaural soundtrack Two audio commentaries: one by cinema professor Brian Stonehill and another by François Truffaut s lifelong friend Robert Lachenay Rare audition footage of Jean-Pierre Léaud, Patrick Auffay, and Richard Kanayan Newsreel footage of Léaud in Cannes for the showing of The 400 Blows Excerpt from a TV program in which Truffaut discusses his youth, his critical writings, and the origins of Antoine TV interview with Truffaut about the global reception of The 400 Blows and his own critical impression of the film Theatrical trailer PLUS: An essay by film scholar Annette Insdorf