French New Wave
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The French New Wave was a groundbreaking 1950s–60s French film movement known for its innovative narrative techniques, low-budget aesthetics, and rejection of traditional studio conventions, which profoundly reshaped modern cinema.
All labels observed (10)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| French New Wave canonical | 62 |
| French New Wave cinema | 11 |
| French New Wave directors | 4 |
| French New Wave filmmakers | 2 |
| New Wave cinema | 2 |
| French New Wave (associated) | 1 |
| French New Wave (in spirit and influence) | 1 |
| French New Wave era | 1 |
| Left Bank film movement | 1 |
| Nouvelle Vague | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cinematic movement
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film movement ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
French New Wave
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Nouvelle Vague
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| associatedConcept |
auteur theory
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politique des auteurs ⓘ |
| associatedPublication | Cahiers du Cinéma ⓘ |
| coreIdea |
blurring fiction and documentary
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director as author of the film ⓘ experimentation with film form ⓘ personal expression over commercial formula ⓘ questioning cinematic realism ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| genreFocus |
crime film
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drama ⓘ essay film ⓘ romantic drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
breaking the fourth wall
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cinephilic references to other films ⓘ discontinuous editing ⓘ documentary-style realism ⓘ existential themes ⓘ experimental narrative techniques ⓘ handheld camera work ⓘ improvised dialogue ⓘ jump cuts ⓘ location shooting ⓘ long takes ⓘ low-budget aesthetics ⓘ low-budget production ⓘ meta-cinematic commentary ⓘ natural lighting ⓘ nonlinear narratives ⓘ on-location sound recording ⓘ open endings ⓘ personal auteur-driven style ⓘ playful tone ⓘ political undertones ⓘ rejection of traditional studio system ⓘ self-reflexivity ⓘ urban settings ⓘ use of non-professional actors ⓘ youth culture themes ⓘ |
| hasKeyFigure |
Agnès Varda
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Alain Resnais ⓘ André Bazin ⓘ Chris Marker ⓘ Claude Chabrol ⓘ François Truffaut ⓘ Jacques Demy ⓘ Jacques Rivette ⓘ Jean Eustache ⓘ Jean Rouch ⓘ Jean-Luc Godard ⓘ Jean-Pierre Melville ⓘ Louis Malle ⓘ Roger Vadim ⓘ Éric Rohmer ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
French Fifth Republic
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surface form:
Fifth Republic France
post-World War II France ⓘ |
| influenced |
British New Wave
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Czech New Wave ⓘ German New Cinema ⓘ Japanese New Wave ⓘ New Hollywood ⓘ global art cinema ⓘ independent cinema ⓘ music video aesthetics ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Cahiers du Cinéma
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surface form:
Cahiers du Cinéma criticism
Italian Neorealism ⓘ cinephile culture ⓘ classical Hollywood cinema ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| legacy |
canonized in film studies
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inspired generations of filmmakers ⓘ reshaped modern cinema ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| movementEmergedFrom |
film criticism community
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postwar French cine-clubs ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Breathless
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Cléo from 5 to 7 ⓘ Contempt ⓘ Hiroshima mon amour ⓘ Jules and Jim ⓘ La Jetée ⓘ Le Beau Serge ⓘ Les Cousins ⓘ My Night at Maud’s ⓘ Paris Belongs to Us ⓘ Pierrot le Fou ⓘ Shoot the Piano Player ⓘ The 400 Blows ⓘ The Umbrellas of Cherbourg ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1960s
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late 1950s ⓘ |
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French New Wave filmmakers
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Nouvelle Vague
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French New Wave cinema
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French New Wave cinema
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French New Wave cinema
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New Wave cinema
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French New Wave filmmakers
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French New Wave cinema
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French New Wave cinema
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French New Wave cinema
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French New Wave directors
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French New Wave (in spirit and influence)
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New Wave cinema
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French New Wave cinema
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French New Wave directors
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Left Bank film movement
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French New Wave (associated)