Nouvelle Vague (12A) - 2025
Richard Linklater’s love letter to the revolutionary magic of the French New Wave, reimagining the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless, which cemented Godard’s status as a pioneer of global cinema. Capturing the youthful dynamism and creative chaos at the heart of one of the world’s most beloved and influential movies, Nouvelle Vague transports us to the streets of 1959 Paris for an ode to the transformative power of cinema. In black and white.
“Linklater’s intention for his first black-and-white and first foreign language film was to create a movie that might have been crafted by one of Godard’s contemporaries and stuck in a closet for a few decades. He pulls it off so perfectly that you can positively smell the Parisienne smoke.” Austin Chronicle
“Rather than deify Godard, the director resists myth-making. He allows Seberg, the crew, other key figures of the movement – even the city itself – to share the spotlight. Instead of canonising Breathless, the film quietly demystifies it, offering a more intimate view of its creation. What emerges is a tender but clear-eyed portrait of moviemaking – not as the work of solitary geniuses but as a collaborative act of inspired young talents making it up as they go.” The Upcoming.
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Tickets: £6. No concessions
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Where:
The David Hall, South Petherton
Date:
Friday, 26th June, 2026
Start Time:
8:00pm
Doors Open:
07:15 pm
