Nouvelle Vague (2025)
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- 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. - Actors:
- Guillaume Marbeck, Zoey Deutch, Aubry Dullin, Adrien Rouyard, Antoine Besson, Jodie Ruth-Forest, Bruno Dreyfürst, Benjamin Clery, Matthieu Penchinat, Pauline Belle, Frank Cicurel, Blaise Pettebone, Benoît Bouthors, Paolo Luka Noé, Jade Phan-Gia, Jonas Marmy, Côme Thieulin, Alix Bénézech, Léa Luce Busato, Tom Novembre
- Directors:
- Richard Linklater
- Producers:
- Mike Blizzard, Emmanuel Montamat, Laurent Pétin, Michèle Pétin, John Sloss
- Writers:
- Holly Gent Palmo, Laetitia Masson, Vincent Palmo Jr., Michèle Pétin
- Aka:
- New Wave
- Genres:
- Comedy, Drama
- Countries:
- France
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A Graceful Echo: Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague Finds Its Rhythm - Nouvelle Vague review by griggs
It’s fitting that a film about the birth of cinematic cool should look this good. Nouvelle Vague is Richard Linklater’s playful, monochrome homage to the making of À Bout de Souffle — a fictionalised film-within-a-film that captures the chaos and charm of creation without losing its composure. Shot in luminous black and white, complete with French credits and cheeky cue marks, it feels like cinema talking to itself, lovingly and a little slyly.
Linklater doesn’t imitate Godard’s jump cuts or his bite, but channels something gentler — closer to Truffaut’s warmth and curiosity. The film isn’t a revolution, it’s a reflection: a portrait of art made by people still half in love with the idea of art itself.
Zoey Deutch brings a poised, quietly radiant Jean Seberg to life, surrounded by a lively cast of newcomers who make the period sing. Many, you sense, will go far. At the Q&A I attended, Linklater revealed he rehearsed in English before filming in French — a clever twist that gives the performances a relaxed rhythm. It’s not Breathless redux, but a graceful echo — a film that loves the process as much as the product.