French New Wave Film

French New Wave or  Nouvelle Vague, in French. While more than half a century old, New Wave film might not be "new" but its revolutionary way of telling stories on film has still made an immense impact on the film industry.

Nouvelle Vague, in its time, was an all new general approach to cinema. This came about from a post-war cinematic starved peoples who drowned themselves in their passion for cinema. In other words, they loved film so much that they spent hours and hours taking in and learning at much as they could. It was the byproduct of ultimate cinematic appreciation, if you will. Nouvelle Vague was unlike most other cinematic movements in that it was not really recognized as an organized movement, but those involved were linked by a rejection of the overall quality of cinema. This constant "judging" of the film industry was used to look at the specialness of the creative medium. New wave rejected a typical Hollywood style film of carrying you through the story, and adopted the idea of giving a viewer a chance to interpret emotions and feeling brought on by the film. In essence, it was a realistic approach to cinema trying to make it as relate-able to the moviegoer as possible.

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