Several sequences in the film have been much talked about in analysis of both Truffaut’s work and the originality of the New Wave. In the detention centre, Antoine answers questions from a psychologist about his life. Truffaut had hired an actress to play the role, but she was not available yet, so he decided to shoot the scene with Leaud and simple add the reverse shots of the psychologist asking the questions later. Truffaut asked the questions himself, giving Leaud complete freedom to answer as he wished. Later when he saw the rushes, he decided to retain the images of the boy alone and simply dub in the questions with the actresses voice. The film’s most famous shot is the closing freeze-frame, in which the boy is caught with his back to the sea. Simultaneously both sad and defiant, it remains one of the most famous endings in film history.