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  2. 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. The movement was characterized by its rejection of traditional filmmaking conventions in favor of experimentation and a spirit of iconoclasm .

  3. 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

  4. 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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  5. Aug 13, 2015 · 10 great French New Wave films. 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.

    • French New Wave: In Their Own Words. In this program created in 2021 from archival interviews, directors Jean-Pierre Melville, Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Louis Malle, Claude Chabrol, Jacques Demy, and Agnès Varda discuss their work.
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    • La Pointe Courte. Directed by Agnès Varda • 1955 • France. Starring Silvia Monfort, Philippe Noiret. The great Agnès Varda’s film career began with this graceful, penetrating study of a marriage on the rocks, set against the backdrop of a small Mediterranean fishing village.
    • Elevator to the Gallows. Directed by Louis Malle • 1958 • France. Starring Jeanne Moreau, Maurice Ronet, Georges Poujouly. For his feature debut, twenty-four-year-old Louis Malle brought together a mesmerizing performance by Jeanne Moreau, evocative cinematography by Henri Decaë, and a now legendary jazz score by Miles Da...
  6. 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.

  7. Aug 1, 2015 · Learn about the French New Wave, a film movement from the 1950s and 60s that revolutionized cinema with self-aware and experimental style. Discover the background, characteristics, and influence of the Nouvelle Vague directors like Truffaut, Godard, and Varda.

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