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Top Ten Lists
Already seen the classics and ready for more? we break down the best of the best, by director, actor, style, and content [read more]
NEW. American New Wave History: Direct Cinema
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Coinciding with the emergence of the French New Wave, American Direct Cinema was part of a wider revolution that transformed filmmaking at the end of the 1950s and beginning of the 1960s. Read the article.
American New Wave History: New Hollywood 1972-1973
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Explore the filmmakers and films that transformed American cinema in the early 1970s with the third part of our in-depth study of the New Hollywood era, from 1972 to 1973.
Czechoslovak New Wave
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We've revised and expanded to bring you an all new “History of the Czechoslovak New Wave” article, including an extended history, new top films and more about your favourite directors. [read more]
Classic Interview: Alain Resnais 1961
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In this classic television interview from 1961, Alain Resnais talks about Hiroshima mon amour, Last Year at Marienbad, and his career up to that time. [read more]
Dudley Andrew on André Bazin
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Professor Dudley Andrew on the life and work of the celebrated film critic and theorist André Bazin who helped inspire the New Wave. [read more]
Film Encyclopedia
So, what films are French New Wave, anyway? see our full index of films by title + the latest reviews [read more]
Articles
Interested in the theory, style & ideas behind the films? seminal texts + articles from New Wave fashion to politics [read more]
New Wave International
What about the New Wave outside of France? read more about Nouvelle Vague inspired film movements from around the world [read more]
