Articles related to "French New Wave"



Film History - French New Wave Cinema
What distinguishes the films of French New Wave cinema icons such as Truffaut, Godard and Chabrol? How have they influenced Tarantino, Scorsese and Jeunet?
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Brigitte Bardot and the French New Wave
Always controversial and hotly debated, national obsession and blonde bombshell Bardot led France to a new vision of femininity both on and off screen.
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Film - Le Boucher (The Butcher)
A Hitchcock inspired suspense film from one of France's greatest and most celebrated directors
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The Story of Water (1961)
Une histoire d'eau or The Story of Water is a delightful short film; an historic joining of New Wave legends François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard.
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French Cinema Film Review: The 400 Blows
Part one of this series focuses on François Truffaut's The 400 Blows; a film extremely influential in the creation of the French New Wave movement.
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French Cinema Review Goddard's Bande à part
Part three of this series focuses on Jean-Luc Goddard's 1964 film Bande à part; A film that is both tribute and reinterpretation of American Film Noir.
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French Cinema Review Jean-Luc Goddard's Contempt
Part two of this series focuses on Jean-Luc Goddard's 1963 film Contempt; a complex film that forfeits cinematic storytelling for an experiment in fictionalized realism.
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Why Jean-Luc Godard is Important
Godard movies may be familiar to film studies students, but it can be hard to understand exactly why films such as Breathless are so famous and critically esteemed.
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500 Days Of Summer - Film Review
In 500 Days Of Summer, the anatomy of Love is explored in this clever revamping of the classic boy meets girl genre, starring Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
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Eric Rohmer and his films
A profile of French New Wave director Eric Rohmer. A man who throughout his long career has exemplfied what is to be a true cinematic auteur.
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Francois Truffaut - Interviews
French filmmaker Francois Truffaut was recognized as a great interview - but you'd hardly know it from this collection
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A Short History of Dogme 95
A reaction against overblown budgets and cinematic excess, Dogme 95 may have failed to spark a revolution, but its aesthetic influence has spread across the world.
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Irma Vep (1996): A Review
Maggie Cheung was best known for action movies when she made this quirky French satire. She plays herself as the star of the remake of a French silent film classic.
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Made in U.S.A., Now Seen in U.S.A.
Not released in the United States until now, the French New Wave master's take on the political thriller is as playful, provocative and moving as his more popular works
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Parkour Free Running & District 13
Action movie magic without CGI effects thanks to Sebastien Foucan and David Belle
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Review: La Chinoise (Jean-Luc Godard, 1967)
Jean-Luc Godard's 1967 film La Chinoise provides an oblique critique of leftist politics in France in the lead up to the events of May 1968.
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The Australian Auteur

Paris History from the French Revolution
Told through the eyes of the working class, criminals, French artists, poets, street people and sex trader workers, this book of Paris history is intriguing.
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Warlock
Henry Fonda, Anthony Quinn, Richard Widmark, and Dorothy Malone in a stone cold classic.
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7 Apocalyptic Films to Watch Before The Road
John Hillcoat's screen adaptation of Cormac McCarthy's bestselling novel is certain to become a contemporary classic.
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A Review of the Film 36
36 Quai des Orfevres (Department 36) was a stunning 2004 French film from director Olivier Marchal. It's currently being re-made by Martin Campbell of Casino Royale fame.
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Cannes 2009: Palme d'Or List A Mixed Bag
The competitors for this years Palme d'Or have been announced, featuring established European auteurs and cinematic upstarts both old and new.
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Making Your Own Rules
A (unfortunately difficult to write) review of Agnes Varda's portrayal of the outsider.
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Paris Cafés or How to Relax like Hemingway
When you visit Paris, make sure to save some time to leisurely sit and watch the world go by in some of the most famous cafés in the world.
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Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
Director Karel Reisz's Saturday Night and Sunday Morning, the classic story of an angry young man, heralded a new kind of cinema for British audiences.
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Social Realism in British Film
Social realism has brought true greats of the British film industry such as Mike Leigh and Ken Loach to the fore, and as a genre it is hugely influential on modern cinema
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400 Blows
Film review of Truffaut's "The 400 Blows"
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9 Great French Films From the Cinema du Look
French film movement synonymous with slick stylised imagery and associated with names such as director Luc Besson & actors Beatrice Dalle, Juliette Binoche & Denis Lavant
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Amelie
Review of Amelie, directed by Jean-Pierre Jeunet
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Chan Wook Park's Oldboy Stars Min Sik Choi
Vengeance trilogy puts bloodthirsty revenge onscreen. Part Two is superb in execution. Oh Dae Su finds the man who imprisoned him for 15 years with appalling consequences
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Info on German Expressionist Films
A brief look at German expressionist cinema, what defines the genre and how it has influenced film noir, horror and modern cinema.
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500 Days of Summer Review
500 Days of Summer is the new romantic comedy starring Zooey Deschanel and Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Unfortunately there's not so much romance and not a lot of comedy either.
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FOREIGN AFFAIRS II: LA BELLE NOISEUSE, THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VERONIQUE, RHAPSODY IN AUGUST
A look at LA BELLE NOISEUSE, THE DOUBLE LIFE OF VERONIQUE, and RHAPSODY IN AUGUST, three foreign-language films made by directors who may be aging, but are far from retiring.
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