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Nouvelle Vague

2025 · 106 min

A genial, affectionate backstage tour of filmmaking, more charming than dramatic, best enjoyed by those curious about how a classic got made.

Genres
Drama, History
Tagline
Everyone loves the new wave.
Overview
After writing for Cahiers du cinéma, young Godard decides making films is the best film criticism. He gets Beauregard to fund a low-budget feature, creating a treatment with Truffaut about a gangster couple.

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Tone
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
  • lightstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • art
  • ambition
  • friendship
  • identity
  • work
Places
  • big city
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
  • ensemble
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour5
Realism8
Romance3
Tension4
Darkness2
Complexity5
Emotional weight4

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