The 400 Blows

Unspooled

Paul Scheer & Amy Nicholson

Film Reviews, Tv & Film

4.6 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 3 September 2020

⏱️ 75 minutes

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Summary

Paul & Amy raise hell for 1959's French New Wave adolescent drama The 400 Blows! They learn how François Truffaut went from a Hitchcock-worshipping critic to a director himself, discuss how he then became a major influence on directors like Steven Spielberg, and praise the value of creative limitations in creating truly fresh works of art. Plus: a scene from the unforgettable Sesame Street adaptation. This is the third episode of our "Back To School" miniseries; next week’s film is Rebel Without A Cause! Learn more about the show at unspooledpod.com, follow us on Twitter @unspooled and Instagram @unspooledpod, and don’t forget to rate, review & subscribe to us on Apple Podcasts, Stitcher and Spotify. Also check out our live Spool Party episodes on youtube.com/earwolf! Photo credit: Kim Troxall

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0:00.0	The year is 1959.
0:03.0	The company was created by a machine,
0:05.5	and the company wanted to be the same.
0:09.0	The film 400 blows.
0:12.0	The film is a machine that is made by a machine.
0:15.0	The film is made by a machine.
0:18.0	The film is made by a machine.
0:21.0	The film is made by a machine.
0:24.0	The film is made by a machine.
0:27.0	The film is made by a machine.
0:30.0	Hello everybody and welcome to unspooled.
0:33.0	I'm Amy Nicholson.
0:35.0	And I am Paul Sheer and this is unspooled.
0:38.0	The podcast where we are currently hard at work
0:41.0	is the best movie list as judged by ourselves
0:44.0	and you to eventually be blasted into outer space.
0:49.0	It's a job that we are both up for.
0:51.0	NASA is behind this and we are ready to go.
0:54.0	Amy, this is our first foray into foreign films.
0:58.0	Our list is going to include foreign films,
1:01.0	which is a, I think, an important factor.
1:04.0	We can't just be nationalistic about the 100 best films.
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