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1. Breathless. 1960 1h 30m Not Rated. 7.7 (88K) Rate. A small-time crook, hunted by the authorities for a car theft and the murder of a police officer, attempts to persuade a hip American journalism student to run away with him to Italy. Director Jean-Luc Godard Stars Jean-Paul Belmondo Jean Seberg Van Doude. 2. The 400 Blows. 1959 1h 39m Not Rated
The New Wave ( French: Nouvelle Vague, French pronunciation: [nuvɛl vaɡ] ), also called the French New Wave, is a French art film movement that emerged in the late 1950s.
Jul 4, 2024 · New Wave, the style of a number of highly individualistic French film directors of the late 1950s. Preeminent among New Wave directors were Louis Malle, Claude Chabrol, François Truffaut, Alain Resnais, and Jean-Luc Godard, most of whom were associated with the film magazine Cahiers du cinéma, the
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100 titles. Sort by List order. 1. The Samurai. 1967 1h 41m GP. 8.0 (57K) Rate. 90 Metascore. After professional hitman Jef Costello is seen by witnesses his efforts to provide himself an alibi drive him further into a corner. Director Jean-Pierre Melville Stars Alain Delon François Périer Nathalie Delon. 2. The 400 Blows. 1959 1h 39m Not Rated.
- The 400 Blows (Les Quatre Cents Coups) (1959) Essential Films - The 400 Blows. What is there to say about The 400 Blows that hasn’t already been said? It’s stunning, beautiful, heartbreaking, despairing, hopeful and liberating all at once.
- Breathless (A bout de souffle) (1960) Breathless - How World War II Changed Cinema. Breathless is largely regarded as the most defining film of the French New Wave, but why?
- Contempt (Le Mepris) (1959) Le Mepris - Restored Trailer. French New Wave filmmakers were massively inspired by the film movements that came before, including: German Expressionism, Italian Neorealism and the Golden Age of Hollywood.
- My Life to Live (Vivre sa vie) (1962) Vivre Sa Vie - Trailer. It’s awfully hard for a movie to be more depressing than Vivre Sa Vie is. Director Jean-Luc Godard’s portrait of a young woman who becomes a prostitute is about as bleak as narrative cinema comes, but that doesn’t mean that it’s not a great film.
Aug 13, 2015 · As Jean-Luc Godard’s French New Wave masterpiece Vivre sa vie arrives on Blu-ray, we remember 10 of the best movies to come out of a movement that changed cinema forever.
Jan 8, 2024 · The New Wave is a film movement that rose to popularity in the late 1950s in Paris, France. The idea was to give directors full creative control over their work, allowing them to favor improvisational storytelling instead of strict narratives.
