Favorite Characters | Antoine Doinel, played by Jean-Pierre Léaud
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All the young actors who unsuccessfully auditioned for the role of Antoine were used in the classroom scenes.
- Les quatre cents coups (1959)
“The dying man pulled himself up and gave his children a piercing look. His hair bristled on the nape of his neck, his eyes lit up. A breath caressed his face and made it sublime, he raised his hand with anger and shouted Archimedes’ famous last words: Eureka! I found it!”
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“Oh, I lie now and then. Sometimes I’d tell them the truth and they still wouldn’t believe me, so I prefer to lie.”
The 400 Blows (1959)

