Movie: Jean-Pierre Léaud - The Child of Cinema

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Jean-Pierre Léaud
Jean-Pierre Léaud

Himself (archive) - subject

Françoise Lebrun
Françoise Lebrun

Herself - co-star

Chantal Goya
Chantal Goya

Herself - co-star

Nathalie Baye
Nathalie Baye

Herself - co-star

Macha Méril
Macha Méril

Herself - actress

Melvil Poupaud
Melvil Poupaud

Himself - co-star, ex-child actor

Louis Garrel
Louis Garrel

Himself - actor director

Nicolas Maury
Nicolas Maury

Himself - director

Olivier Assayas
Olivier Assayas

Himself - director

Bertrand Bonello
Bertrand Bonello

Himself - director

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    A cult figure of the French New Wave, Jean-Pierre Léaud was revealed to cinema-goers in the starring role of Antoine Doinel in François Truffaut’s semi-autobiographical film The 400 Blows (1959), a character he would play again in several Truffaut films.

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    2024-08-28

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