Tag Archives: La Nouvelle Vague

Mata Hari and La Nouvelle Vague (film: Mata Hari, agent H21 – Jean-Louis Richard, 1964)

Posted on February 14, 2023 by admin

Cinema’s love story with the character of Mata Hari began only a few years after the execution by shooting squad of the famous spy. When Jeanne Moreau played, in 1964, her role in the film ‘Mata Hari, agent H21‘ directed … Continue reading →

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the last Melville (film: Un flic – Jean-Pierre Melville, 1972)

Posted on February 6, 2023 by admin

The ‘noir’ films made by Jean-Pierre Melville before ‘Un flic‘ have some visual elements that make them easily recognizable in the landscape of French cinema and many of them share a common theme – friendship. Many of his characters are … Continue reading →

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Generation 1965 (film: Masculin féminin – Jean-Luc Godard, 1966)

Posted on September 29, 2022 by admin

The best tribute we can pay to a filmmaker who is no longer with us is to watch his films. Discuss them with our movie-loving friends. Write about them. Jean-Luc Godard‘s death created the opportunity to watch or re-watch some … Continue reading →

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not only for Romy and Jean-Louis (film: Le combat dans l’île – Alain Cavalier, 1962)

Posted on July 14, 2022 by admin

The long goodbye that we are taking from Jean-Louis Trintignant gave us the opportunity to see some of his most famous films but also a few lesser known ones. The latter category includes ‘Le Combat dans l’île‘, the feature film … Continue reading →

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underrated movie and film director (film: Éducation sentimentale – Alexandre Astruc, 1962)

Posted on February 3, 2022 by admin

The funniest nickname I found in the biographies of Alexandre Astruc, the director of ‘Sentimental Education’ (1962) is ‘Uncle of the New French Wave’. This characterization is based on the theoretical writings that Astruc left behind. One of the most … Continue reading →

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Norwegian Nouvelle Vague (film: Reprise – Joachim Trier, 2006)

Posted on December 4, 2021 by admin

‘Reprise‘, the 2006 debut film by Norwegian director Joachim Trier, is a tribute to the directors of the French New Wave and their films. In many ways it looks like a New Wave movie made in Norway in the 2000’s. … Continue reading →

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top of the wave (film: A bout de souffle – Jean-Luc Godard, 1960)

Posted on April 29, 2021 by admin

MyBelmondo cure this week concludes with ‘A bout de souffle‘, Godard‘s 1960 film, a film I love so much that I unhesitatingly gave it a very rare 10/10 on IMDB. Why do I really like this movie? In my opinion, … Continue reading →

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the loves of the pianist (film: Tirez sur le pianiste – François Truffaut, 1960)

Posted on March 29, 2021 by admin

Made in 1960, ‘Tirez sur le pianiste‘ (the English title is ‘Shoot the Piano Player‘) is François Truffaut‘s second film, released after his formidable debut with ‘Les quatre cent coups‘. The main source of inspiration here is the genre of … Continue reading →

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a ‘noir’ thriller in the Paris of the 60s (film: La denonciation – Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, 1962)

Posted on August 25, 2020 by admin

‘La denonciation‘ (‘The Denunciation’, a title terribly translated into English as ‘The Immoral Moment‘) begins and ends with two scenes taking place on the streets of Paris. I will not tell anything about their content, because it is a ‘noir’ … Continue reading →

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mid-age crisis of the New Wave (film: Irma Vep – Olivier Assayas, 1996)

Posted on May 29, 2020 by admin

Movie about movie making are a cinematic genre that has produced many remarkable creations over time. Filmmakers like to make films about their profession. Many of them are tributes to the great creators of the past, rarer are films that … Continue reading →

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