The Final Image in Les Quatre Cents Coups
Wednesday, October 23rd, 2002This essay was written on 23 October 2002 for Introduction to the Study of Film with Linda Delibero during the first semester of my sophomore year at Johns Hopkins University.
Carlos Macasaet
Ms. Linda DeLibero
061.140 - Midterm Essay
22 October 2002
The Final Image in Les Quatre Cents Coups
In Les Quatre Cents Coups, François Truffaut exploits the medium of cinema to touch the audience in a novel way. In the film, he challenges the viewer to react morally outside the scope of the film. He culminates this in the final scene in which, during a soccer game Antoine escapes from incarceration.
