In the following introduction, Richard Linklater explores the atmosphere of artistic freedom that drew him to the French New Wave, the subject of his new film NOUVELLE VAGUE. In their pursuit of unfettered personal expression, Linklater sees the directors of that era as the creators of the prototype of indie filmmaking.
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French New Wave: In Their Own Words
In this program created in 2021 from archival interviews, directors Jean-Pierre Melville, Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Louis Malle, Claude Chabrol, Jacques Demy, and Agnès Varda discuss their work.
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La Pointe Courte
Directed by Agnès Varda • 1955 • France
Starring Silvia Monfort, Philippe NoiretThe great Agnès Varda’s film career began with this graceful, penetrating study of a marriage on the rocks, set against the backdrop of a small Mediterranean fishing village. Both a stylized depiction of the complic...
