The main character is a young Parisian boy, Antoine Doinel, who is  increasingly defeated by the institutions of his life, including his selfish  parents and his petty and cruel schoolteacher.
The main character is a young Parisian boy, Antoine Doinel, who is  increasingly defeated by the institutions of his life, including his selfish  parents and his petty and cruel schoolteacher. Sent to a reform camp after  stealing a typewriter, he escapes and runs to the sea. FTP, name this  autobiographical major work of French New Wave Cinema, whose lead character  would reappear in four later films by director Francois Truffaut.
The main character is a young Parisian boy, Antoine Doinel, who is  increasingly defeated by the institutions of his life, including his selfish  parents and his petty and cruel schoolteacher.
The 400 Blows (or Les Quatre Cent Coups)