Synopsis

Nouvelle Vague is Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater’s love letter to the revolutionary magic of the French New Wave, reimagining the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless, which ultimately cemented Godard as a pioneer of global cinema. As critic turned director Godard makes and breaks the rules, a mix of fresh faces and daring talents – including Zoey Deutch as Jean Seberg, Aubry Dullin as Jean-Paul Belmondo, and Guillaume Marbeck as Godard himself – bring his spontaneous, electric film to life. Capturing the youthful dynamism and creative chaos at the heart of one of the world’s most beloved and influential movies, Nouvelle Vague transports us to the streets of 1959 Paris for an ode to the transformative power of cinema.

Critics Views

“The film reminds you that the real salvation of cinema will always come from those who understand that making a movie should be a magic trick good enough to fool the magician himself into believing it.” Variety

“It’s a picture that stands strong on the side of art, of history, of working to solve the puzzle of things that maybe at first you don’t fully understand. It’s both a shout of joy and a call to arms. It’s all about the bold, muscular act of caring.” Time

“There’s so much joy in this telling, so much sophistication of craft on display, and such a delightful ode to this exemplary era of creativity, that it seems downright churlish to hold back for the sake of performative reticence.” Collider

“It’s a cinephile’s film through and through — a making-of that won’t make much sense to anyone who hasn’t seen the original movie. But it’s also breezy and relatively entertaining, never taking itself too seriously while highlighting an extremely serious moment in film history.” The Hollywood Reporter

“It’s a cinephile’s film through and through — a making-of that won’t make much sense to anyone who hasn’t seen the original movie. But it’s also breezy and relatively entertaining, never taking itself too seriously while highlighting an extremely serious moment in film history.” Time Out

“This affectionate homage to a slice of urban French cool that has rarely been equalled is also a nostalgic tribute to a time and place of extraordinary creative ferment and cinematic sex appeal. y while highlighting an extremely serious moment in film history.” Screen Daily

Awards

Film Rating

IMDb
 Critics: 76%  Audience 73%

Rotten Tomatoes
Critics positive review 92%   Audience Liked It 82%

 Stockbridge Audience Score:  87%

Audience Comments

Good introduction to the apparent chaos of Nouvelle Vague
Fun!
It would have helped to know more context about French New Wave cinema and the characters involved. Still enjoyed it
Brilliantly recreates the atmosphere of ‘50s Paris, but without having seen the film Breathless, it wasn’t engaging. Needed more of a story.
Entertaining film about filming which brought back happy memories of watching many films in the early 1970’s by the French film directors depicted (Goddard, Truffaut, Chabrol, Resnais etc)
Because it was a series of bits of scenes the film made no sense and was not engaging. Unless you were a French film buff, the characters were unknown.
I was rather out of my depth
A bit boring
Had to work out the plan slowly.
Enjoyed the nostalgic visit to this era of French cinema. Very clever construction. Now to see the original again! Thank you for showing it.
So appreciate the fact that you show films that would never be shown in mainstream cinemas/Salisbury