Director Richard Linklater’s “Nouvelle Vague” (2025), stars Guillaume Marbeck, Zoey Deutch, Aubry Dullin, Adrien Rouyard, Bruno Dreyfürst, Benjamin Cléry, Matthieu Penchinat.
Richard Linklater’s “Nouvelle Vague”
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Watch this exuberant exploration of the French New Wave
A playful, poignant love letter to cinema, Nouvelle Vague reimagines the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless in an exuberant exploration of the youthful rebellion and creative chaos that shaped the French New Wave.
Directed by Richard Linklater, starring Zoey Deutch, Guillaume Marbeck, and Aubry Dullin. Nouvelle Vague, in select theaters October 31 and on Netflix November 14 in the US
Nouvelle Vague “Guns of Brixton”
The group’s first album, the self-titled Nouvelle Vague, was released in 2004. Explaining how the project came about, leader Oliver Libaux later said: “Marc Collin and I were both musicians and producers in the French music industry when, in 2003, Marc called me with this very strange idea of covering Love Will Tear Us Apart in a bossa nova version. I thought this idea was absolutely crazy but very exciting. So we decided to get into the studio and try it out as soon as possible. Then we did Just Can’t Get Enough and Guns Of Brixton. We put the album together in just eight months.”
Nouvelle Vague “Guns of Brixton”
M. Pas de Merde believes Nouvelle Vogues first album is still hip 16 years after it’s release.
The group’s first album, the self-titled Nouvelle Vague, was released in 2004. Explaining how the project came about, leader Oliver Libaux later said: “Marc Collin and I were both musicians and producers in the French music industry when, in 2003, Marc called me with this very strange idea of covering Love Will Tear Us Apart in a bossa nova version. I thought this idea was absolutely crazy but very exciting. So we decided to get into the studio and try it out as soon as possible. Then we did Just Can’t Get Enough and Guns Of Brixton. We put the album together in just eight months.”
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Ratatouille Ain’t Nouvelle Vague
The French New Wave movement in cinema (Nouvelle Vague en francaise) began in the late 1950’s and the tenets of Nouvelle Vague continue to be seen in French films today.
Notable features of this movement include:
- slow, subtle and ambiguous plots
- strong character development
- few happy endings, or even conclusive endings
- an emphasis on Art over profits
While I have a genuine appreciation for Nouvelle Vague, I also appreciate a film like Pixar’s “Ratatouille” (2007), which not only sold beaucoup movie theater tickets, but also beaucoup toys. (I doubt the Jean-Paul Belmondo action figure ever made more than few francs – even with the optional toy cigarette that produces real smoke!)
Pas De Merde 