This course will introduce students to the aesthetic and theoretical qualities that define the New Wave movement in French cinema, focusing on major directors, performers, and composers associated ...

Previous surveys of the French New Wave have tended to concentrate on the five young critic-directors who emerged from Les Cahiers du Cinema. This approach isolated these filmmakers from the diverse ...

The French New Wave was more philosophical, wanting audiences to think and ponder, dealing with the very nature and absurdity of existence. Godard's 1966 black-and-white Masculin Féminin ...

with a French New Wave approach to animation through spontaneity and live sound. She co-wrote the script with her husband, and they boldly advanced the 2D aesthetic he introduced in "The Girl ...