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- Hiroshima, Mon Amour (1959) ‘Hiroshima, mon amour’ weeps. It whimpers and bleeds sorrow from every pore that it’s gorgeous, perfect, powerful, horrifying, hellish nightmarish frames hold.
- La Jetée (1962) An attractive proposition running at just 29 minutes long, ‘La Jetée’ represents some of the most impeccable film-making ever achieved.
- Last Year at Marienbad (1961) And on that note comes what is equally the most fascinating and perplexing choice on this list. Alain Resnais’ 1961 masterwork has been hailed as such by some and as incomprehensible mush by so many others.
- Playtime (1967) Another artist who made his name before the advent of the Nouvelle Vague, Jacques Tati is to French comedy what Charlie Chaplin remains to silent cinema.
A young punk, recruited by a car repo agency, finds himself in pursuit of a Chevrolet Malibu with a huge, $20,000 bounty--and something otherworldly stashed in its trunk. Director: Alex Cox | Stars: Harry Dean Stanton, Emilio Estevez, Tracey Walter, Olivia Barash. Votes: 40,938 | Gross: $3.57M. 43.
Common characteristics of new wave music include a humorous or quirky pop approach, the use of electronic sounds, and a distinctive visual style in music videos and fashion. According to Simon Reynolds, new wave music had a twitchy, agitated feel. New wave musicians often played choppy rhythm guitars with fast tempos; keyboards, and stop-start ...
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 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.
- Elvis Costello: My Aim is True (1977) Costello’s debut album bridged the gap between the roiling punk energy of the mid-70s and the staid tradition of literate, intimate, popular songwriting that traces from the Gershwins, Berlin and Porter to Buddy Holly and Lennon/McCartney.
- Talking Heads: Remain in Light (1980) For their fourth and finest record, the Talking Heads (along with producer/collaborator/all-around musical badass Brian Eno) trotted out their African influences in full force.
- The Smiths: The Queen Is Dead (1986) If “How Soon Is Now” off The Smiths’ previous album was the starting-pistol shot announcing their intentions to delve into darker territories, then the title track off The Queen Is Dead was rhythmic strafing to the same effect.
- Blondie: Parallel Lines (1978) The wondrous pop, rock and disco songs on Parallel Lines weren’t supposed to exist on one single album. To imagine it is to put “The Loco-Motion,” “I Wanna Be Your Dog” and “Staying Alive” on a mixtape and pronounce it a band.
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. 13 August 2015. By Sam Wigley.
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6 days ago · Key People: Elvis Costello. David Byrne. Related Topics: rock. punk. postpunk. new wave, category of popular music spanning the late 1970s and the early 1980s.
