Filmmaker Richard Linklater’s upcoming project is garnering a lot of attention, particularly with the release of the first look of “Nouvelle Vague.” His new film, “Hit Man,” is about to hit theaters and Netflix, and his documentary, “God Save Texas: Hometown Prison,” just launched on Max. His other upcoming project, titled “Nouvelle Vague,” just wrapped production in Paris. The French film magazine Cahiers du Cinéma shared images from the film, providing a sneak peek into this highly anticipated project.
Nouvelle Vague” is about the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s classic, “Breathless.” In Linklater’s film, French actor Guillaume Marbeck will be seen playing the role of Jean-Luc Godard, the director behind “Breathless.” Meanwhile, Zoey Deutch has also joined the cast and will portray the iconic star of “Breathless,” Jean Seberg. Other actors who will grace the screen alongside Godard and Deutch include newcomers Jean-Jacques Le Vessier, Jodie Ruth-Forest, and Jonas Marmy.
The film also brings together a stellar lineup of characters representing some of the most influential filmmakers of the French New Wave era. It will feature iconic figures like Jean Cocteau, Robert Bresson, Roberto Rossellini, Jean-Pierre Melville, Eric Rohmer, and Jacques Rivette. The rest of the casting details are still under wraps.
What is Richard Linklater’s upcoming Nouvelle Vague all about?
Richard Linklater‘s upcoming “Nouvelle Vague” is being described as a “comedy” and a “love letter” to the French New Wave, Godard, and his contemporaries. In an interview, the auteur confirmed the project and went on to describe it as being “like a New Wave film.”
“Nouvelle Vague” is Linklater’s first project that is shot entirely in French. The film focuses on the behind-the-scenes story of the ‘Nouvelle Vague Movement’ in French cinema, particularly the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s groundbreaking film A Bout de Souffle (Breathless).
“Breathless” is a 1960 French New Wave crime drama film written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard. It stars Jean-Paul Belmondo as a wandering criminal named Michel and Jean Seberg as his American girlfriend Patricia. The film was Godard’s first feature-length work. It has since been considered one of the best films ever made. Breathless” was based loosely on a newspaper article that François Truffaut read in The News in Brief.
For the unversed, Nouvelle Vague, literally translated as The New Wave, a.k.a. The French New Wave, is a French art film movement that emerged in the late 1950s. The movement was characterized by its rejection of traditional filmmaking conventions in favor of experimentation. New Wave filmmakers explored new approaches to editing, visual style, and narrative, as well as engagement with the social and political upheavals of the era, often making use of irony or exploring existential themes. Among those filmmakers was Jean-Luc Godard.
As for the upcoming Linklater film, David Chambille will serve as the cinematographer for “Nouvelle Vague. The film will be shot in black and white with a 1:33:1 aspect ratio, just like Godard’s “Breathless” was lensed in 1959.
