International Art House Series
The story of French New Wave classic Breathless comes to life: after writing for Cahiers du cinéma, young Jean-Luc Godard decides making films is the best film criticism.
Seamlessly recreating one of cinema's most groundbreaking productions, Nouvelle Vague pays tribute to the French New Wave with infectious admiration. Following the creation of Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless, Richard Linklater reanimates the spirits, passions, and icons of one of the most influential cinematic movements ever. [106 min; comedy, drama; French with English subtitles]
This screening is supported by the Institute for European Studies, a Jean Monnet EU Centre of Excellence.
"You don’t need to know a thing about Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless and the New Wave to accept Richard Linklater’s invitation to participate in the sweet agony and ecstasy of their creation. No true movie lover would dream of missing it." — Peter Travers, Rolling Stone
"Linklater was a visionary experimenter in his youth, but now he’s grown into a true master, one able to buck the orthodoxy, not just for its own sake, but to achieve something transcendent." — Andy Howell, Film Threat
"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." — Owen Gleiberman, Variety
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Feb 14
