The 400 Blows (1959)
Directed by François Truffaut · Cinematography by Henri Decaë
99 min60 frames
Drama
Angel faces hell-bent for violence.
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What is The 400 Blows about?
For young Parisian boy Antoine Doinel, life is one difficult situation after another. Surrounded by inconsiderate adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with his best friend, Rene, trying to plan for a better life. When one of their schemes goes awry, Antoine ends up in trouble with the law, leading to even more conflicts with unsympathetic authority figures.
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Sampled across 60 frames, the coverage of The 400 Blows leans on medium shots (57% of the sample) and wide compositions (20%). Cinematographer Henri Decaë keeps 52% of it in soft, naturalistic light. Anamorphic glass shapes the frame.
What is the color palette of The 400 Blows?
The dominant colors across the sampled frames of The 400 Blows (1959) are #2e2e2e, #030303, #8c8c8c, #cbcbcb, #4c4c4c, #f9f9f9 — measured from the per-frame color data FrameThrower extracts for every film.
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