Restlessness and melancholy

Restlessness and melancholy The 400 Blows (1959) by François Truffaut presents all the main features of the French New Wave. Identify and explain the main characteristics of the French New Wave (for example, goals, stylistic innovations, visual, sound, narrative strategies, etc). In The 400 Blows, analyze two or three scenes in which these New Wave features are, for you, the most present and significant. Develop on the effects produced by this innovative use of film techniques.