The 400 Blows Excerpt 2: Beginning of the film ; Antoine punished ; his “revenge”.
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The 400 Blows Excerpt 2: Beginning of the film ; Antoine punished ; his “revenge”.
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| 1. | How is the theme of “writing” developed from the very first shot of the film? How is this related to cinema? |
| 2. | Note the length of the sequence shot at the beginning of the film. What camera techniques does Truffaut use here? Where does the first shot end exactly? |
| 3. | Explain how the theme of “writing” is developed in the remainder of this sequence. What other important theme is introduced at the same time (think of Antoine’s “poem”)? |
| 4. | How does this scene prepare the series of problems Antoine is going to have to face? |