Location: Place de Clichy, 75009 Paris, Paris.
François Truffaut's autobiographical The 400 Blows (1959) follows young Antoine Doinel (Jean-Pierre Léaud) through the streets around Pigalle and Place de Clichy. This landmark of the French New Wave launched Truffaut's career and remains one of cinema's greatest coming-of-age films.
Period recorded for this site: 20th century.
Theme: Cinema.
Coordinates: 48.88360, 2.32750.
This plaque is a stop on the walk: Amélie's Montmartre & Classic Paris Cinema.
On Amélie's Montmartre & Classic Paris Cinema: Place de Clichy, where young Antoine Doinel roamed in Truffaut's The 400 Blows (1959) — the birth of the New Wave.
Other plaques within a few minutes' walk: Anders Zorn (14 m); Église de la Sainte-Trinité (14 m); Nadia et Lili Boulanger (172 m); Lycée boulevard de Clichy (183 m); Ernest Chausson (189 m).