21. Truffaut, the Nouvelle Vague, The 400 Blows

MIT The Film Experience, Fall 2013 View the complete course: Instructor: David Thorburn Introduce the French New Wave style, with comparisons to Italian neorealism and Hollywood, and use of improvisation, jump cuts, elliptical editing, and self-reflexiveness. Focus on Truffaut and his key films, especially The 400 Blows. License: Creative Commons BY-NC-SA More information at More courses at