5 Lessons for Writers from François Truffaut’s “The 400 Blows”
François Truffaut’s “The 400 Blows” is the frontrunner in the French New Wave Cinema and a staple of film courses. The 12-year-old protagonist, Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud), is one of the most unforgettable characters ever created in film. He has stayed with me for many years.
14 Lessons for Writers from 3 Classic Foreign Films
Film is a universal art form. Those of us who write novels can learn a lot from the storytelling techniques of filmmakers, especially masters like Federico Fellini, Akira Kurosawa, and François Truffaut. Their films defied Hollywood norms and yet found a global audience.