SHREWSBURY FILM

Film Notes: The 400 Blows

DirectorFrançois Truffaut
CountryFrance
Year1959

In an effort to reduce our paper usage, we stopped offering printed copies of our popular Film Notes at our screenings.

Instead, we are encouraging our members to read the Film Notes online. For those who wish to do so, it is still possible to print these pages prior to the film.

Alternatively, if you want to read the notes just before or just after the film, and also minimise your paper consumption, then you can scan the QR code to your phone and then download the webpage.

Our Next Film

Friday 9 January 2026

Monster

12 | Japan | 2023 | Japanese, subtitled | 125 mins

Director: Hirokazu Kore-eda
After a school incident, a mother demands answers—but the truth morphs with each perspective. Hirokazu Kore-eda crafts a multi-layered narrative exploring bullying, misunderstanding, and identity, unraveling a tale where nothing is as it seems, and the real “monster” might surprise you.
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A moral labyrinth rendered with emotional immediacy. - The New Yorker
Shifting viewpoints build a deeply humane story. - RogerEbert.com
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