Film was introduced to many movements. I chose to write about The French New Wave which is also known as “La Nouvelle Vague”. The French New Wave happened during 1958 to 1964. The French New Wave was started by a group of French film makers who wanted to create their movement in film and they did that by changing how a film could be made. The French New Wave turned out to be the biggest movement of them all and also made an impact on all filmmakers. Some of the main directors who created the new wave were, Jean-Luc Goddard, Fracious Truffaut, Eric Rohmer, Chris Maker, Claude Chabrol, and Jacaues Rivette. The French New Wave Directors wanted to produce a different kind of film unlike the way “Old Hollywood” produced films. The directors
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He quit school and did odd jobs until he started his career as a journalist and with the help of his friend he began to publish movies in Cahiers Du Cinema. In 1955, he made his first short film. His first real film was “The 400 Blows”, and he received many awards for it. He made films that were about love and emotional. Francois was also the leader of the group of the New Wave. (Truffaut, 2014.) Francois Truffaut film “The 400 Blows”, was an autobiographical film about the life of a 12 year old Parisian boy and the stages and emotions that he goes through during disintegration while at home and at school. ("American New Wave Cinema, A History (Part One)," n.d.) Jean- Luc Godard was born in Paris in 1930. He grew up in Switzerland. He returned to Paris in 1948. While he was still in Paris, he met Francois Truffaut and Jacques Rivette and they formed the New Wave. He later returned to Switzerland to work construction. After making enough money, he made his first film about the construction of a dam, Operion Beton. He came back to Paris and wrote for Cahiers Du Cinema. He made his first real film in 1959, which was called “Breathless”. Godard made imagitive and thought provoking films. (Jean-Luc Godard-biography, quotes and films,
He quit school and did odd jobs until he started his career as a journalist and with the help of his friend he began to publish movies in Cahiers Du Cinema. In 1955, he made his first short film. His first real film was “The 400 Blows”, and he received many awards for it. He made films that were about love and emotional. Francois was also the leader of the group of the New Wave. (Truffaut, 2014.) Francois Truffaut film “The 400 Blows”, was an autobiographical film about the life of a 12 year old Parisian boy and the stages and emotions that he goes through during disintegration while at home and at school. ("American New Wave Cinema, A History (Part One)," n.d.) Jean- Luc Godard was born in Paris in 1930. He grew up in Switzerland. He returned to Paris in 1948. While he was still in Paris, he met Francois Truffaut and Jacques Rivette and they formed the New Wave. He later returned to Switzerland to work construction. After making enough money, he made his first film about the construction of a dam, Operion Beton. He came back to Paris and wrote for Cahiers Du Cinema. He made his first real film in 1959, which was called “Breathless”. Godard made imagitive and thought provoking films. (Jean-Luc Godard-biography, quotes and films,