Francois Truffaut's semi-autobiographical first feature stars Jean-Pierre Léaud as Antoine Doinel, an unruly young Parisian whose unhappiness leads him into trouble. Frequently running away from school and home, Antoine spends much of his time playing with his friends on the steets of the city; but events take a more serious turn when an accusation of plagiarism leads him to quit school and the theft of a typewriter lands him in trouble with the police. Léaud was to reprise his role as Doinel in four further Truffaut-directed adventures: 'Antoine et Colette' (1962), 'Baiser volés' (1968), 'Domicile conjugal' (1970), and 'Love on the Run' (1979).
- Cast
- Jean-Pierre Léaud, Claire Maurier, Albert Remy, Guy Decomble, Patrick Auffray, Robert Beauvais, Jacques Monod, Claude Mansard, Marius Laurey, Daniel Couturier
- Genres
- World Cinema
- Language
- French
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