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1 day ago · Goddard was part of the French New Wave movement, but his films also had their unique style, marked by distinct characteristics that can be identified as specifically his. His style consisted of noir archetypes, anti-hero storylines, existential themes, close-ups of paintings , handheld camera moves, and his distinctive, disjunctive editing style.
4 days ago · Agnes Varda, French director and photographer whose first film, La Pointe Courte (1954), was a precursor of the French New Wave movies of the 1960s. Her other notable movies included Cleo from 5 to 7 (1961) and Happiness (1964) and the documentaries The Gleaners and I (2000) and Faces Places (2017).
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5 days ago · Leading light of the French New Wave, Jean-Luc Godard almost single-handedly rewrote the grammar of modern cinema with his 1960 first feature, Breathless, and is considered to be the most influential French filmmaker of the post-war era.
4 days ago · The great Jean-Louis Trintignant leads a brilliant cast and gives life to one of the great conflicted characters of the French New Wave in Eric Rohmer ‘s masterpiece My Night at Maud’s, the centerpiece and third chapter of the director’s Six Moral Tales and the film that launched his career, both critically and commercially, in France and ...
May 19, 2024 · A French New Wave Influence. Robert Bresson’s film-making style in “Lancelot of the Lake” showcases his roots in the French New Wave movement, characterized by innovative storytelling techniques and a focus on the human experience.
2 days ago · Somewhat ironically given the movement’s impact in France, no French New Wave director ever won the Palme d’Or.
4 days ago · The phenomenon of international coproduction arose at Cannes in the late 1940s. The festival was at times the site of artistic contention as well, as in 1958–59, when advocates and opponents of the French New Wave exchanged diatribes and manifestos.
