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Summary This is the story of Godard making “Breathless”, told in the style and spirit in which Godard made “Breathless”.
Directed By: Richard Linklater
Written By: Holly Gent, Laetitia Masson, Vincent Palmo Jr., Michèle Pétin
Nouvelle Vague
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Summary This is the story of Godard making “Breathless”, told in the style and spirit in which Godard made “Breathless”.
Directed By: Richard Linklater
Written By: Holly Gent, Laetitia Masson, Vincent Palmo Jr., Michèle Pétin
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
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67% Positive
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27% Mixed
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7% Negative
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1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 15 Critic Reviews
71
67% Positive
10 Reviews
10 Reviews
27% Mixed
4 Reviews
4 Reviews
7% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
It’s a picture that stands strong on the side of art, of history, of working to solve the puzzle of things that maybe at first you don’t fully understand. It’s both a shout of joy and a call to arms. It’s all about the bold, muscular act of caring.
There’s so much joy in this telling, so much sophistication of craft on display, and such a delightful ode to this exemplary era of creativity, that it seems downright churlish to hold back for the sake of performative reticence.
For devoted filmlovers, Nouvelle Vague is a must-see – a joyful homage to the art of cinema that’ll have you queuing at your local repertory cinema as soon as the credits roll.
At worst it’s preachy and, I fear, will feel “old” to younger audiences. At best, Nouvelle Vague is the kind of movie that emboldens people to make films themselves, and even more so, to adopt filmmaking as a way of life.
Godard’s revolutionary crime drama about a guy, a girl, and a gun comes off more like a pet project or even a student film here, part of both the charms and frustrations of Nouvelle Vague.
None of this, arguably, is inaccurate. But it’s all very smooth: a slick Steadicam ride through a historic, tumultuous moment.
This pleasingly mellow portrait of a bunch of kids making movies is also an instance of defanged nostalgia — when it was an occasion to highlight the economic, political, cultural circumstances that made this kind of creativity possible.
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Awards
Cannes Film Festival
• 1 Nomination
Munich Film Festival
• 1 Nomination