THEME EXPLORATION

French New Wave influence

23 films · 3 directors

Tracing the thread…

FILMS THAT EXPLORE THIS
Sweet Smell of Success
Sweet Smell of Success
1957 · Alexander Mackendrick
Napoleon’s Barber
Napoleon’s Barber
1928 · John Ford
D.A.F.T.
D.A.F.T.
1999 · Michel Gondry & Spike Jonze
The Battle of Algiers
The Battle of Algiers
1966 · Gillo Pontecorvo
Breathless
Breathless
1960 · Jean-Luc Godard
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
Dr. Mabuse the Gambler
1922 · Fritz Lang
Flesh and the Woman
Flesh and the Woman
1954 · Robert Siodmak
Once Upon a Time in the West
Once Upon a Time in the West
1968 · Sergio Leone
The Red Shoes
The Red Shoes
1948 · Michael Powell & Pressburger
A Better Tomorrow II
A Better Tomorrow II
1987 · John Woo
Insignificance
Insignificance
1985 · Nicolas Roeg
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
Jim Ritchie Sculptor
1971 · David Cronenberg
A Children's Story
A Children's Story
2004 · Andrea Frazzi & Antonio Frazzi
Prosperity for 2008
Prosperity for 2008
2008 · Apichatpong Weerasethakul
Eagles of the Republic
Eagles of the Republic
2026 · Tarik Saleh
Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience
Stray Kids: The dominATE Experience
2026 · Paul Dugdale
48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
48) Special award of Feast of Cinema for Abbas Kiarostami at the 2nd Feast of Cinema, Tehran
1997 · Abbas Kiarostami
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1923 · Kenji Mizoguchi
Day of Wrath
Day of Wrath
1943 · Carl Theodor Dreyer
Dead Poets Society
Dead Poets Society
1989 · Peter Weir
It Droppeth as the Gentle Rain
It Droppeth as the Gentle Rain
1963 · Bruce Beresford
King Kong
King Kong
1952 · Nobuhiko Obayashi
My Dad Is 100 Years Old
My Dad Is 100 Years Old
2005 · Guy Maddin
DIRECTORS WHO EXPLORE THIS
Jean-Luc Godard France

A founding father of the French New Wave who revolutionized cinema with experimental narrative techniques, jump cuts, and self-reflexive filmmaking in works like 'Breathless' and 'Contempt'.

 François Truffaut France

Key New Wave pioneer who championed auteur theory and created intimate character-driven films with innovative visual storytelling in 'The 400 Blows' and 'Jules and Jim'.

 Abbas Kiarostami Iran

Deeply influenced by the French New Wave's emphasis on realism and naturalistic performances, he employed similar techniques of long takes and minimal intervention in films like 'Close-Up' and 'Taste of Cherry'.