Richard Linklater returned to the Croisette for the first in nearly 20 years with his latest film, “Nouvelle Vague,” a love letter to the French New Wave and Jean-Luc Godard‘s “Breathless” in particular. So how did the Cannes crowd greet Linklater’s new film? The Playlist’s review was, well, not kind, but there’s bound to be a handful of moviegoers who will enjoy the film.
“Nouvelle Vague” sees Linklater recreate the 1959 shoot of Godard’s feature debut, with Guillaume Marbeck as the celebrated French auteur and Zoey Deutch as the film’s anti-heroine, Jean Seberg. As for the rest of the cast? A who’s who of French New Wave stars and directors making cameos played by contemporary actor, like Godard’s Cahiers du Cinéma compatriots François Truffaut, Claude Chabrol, Éric Rohmer, and others
Here’s a brief logline for “Nouvelle Vague,” courtesy of the Cannes Film Festival:
This is the story of Godard making “Breathless,” told in the style and spirit in which Godard made “Breathless.”
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The cast includes Guillaume Marbeck as Jean-Luc Godard, Zoey Deutch as Jean Seberg, Aubry Dullin as Jean-Paul Belmondo, Matthieu Penchinat as Raoul Coutard, Adrien Rouyard as François Truffaut, Antoine Besson as Claude Chabrol, Roxane Rivière as Agnès Varda, Jean-Jacques Le Vessier as Jean Cocteau, Côme Thieulin as Éric Rohmer, Laurent Mothe as Roberto Rossellini, Jonas Marmy as Jacques Rivette, and more.
Linklater directs a script by Holly Gent, Vincent Palmo Jr., Michèle Pétin, and Lætitia Masson. Producers on the film include Pétin, Josh Sloss, Linklater, and Mike Blizzard.
Expect “Nouvelle Vague” to get a theatrical release later this year. Check out a trailer for Linklater’s latest below.
