Directed by:
Emmanuel LaurentScreenplay:
Antoine de BaecqueCast:
Anouk Aimée, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Charles Aznavour, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Claude Brialy, Claude Chabrol, Raoul Coutard, Jean Desailly (more)Plots(1)
Directors Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut changed the face of cinema forever as members of the French New Wave. They also happened to be best friends. TWO IN THE WAVE documents their intensely combative and creative relationship during their time at Cahiers du Cinéma, their triumphant work on The 400 Blows and Breathless, and their dramatic falling out following the worker and student strikes of May 1968. It also presents the unique bond both filmmakers shared with the actor Jean-Pierre Leaud, who started his career as a child and grew up with Godard and Truffaut as brilliantly bickering father figures. Written and narrated by former Cahiers editor Antoine de Baecque, it is a meticulously researched examination of this vibrant and turbulent period in film history. With clips from over 30 films, and rare interviews with Godard and Truffaut throughout their careers, TWO IN THE WAVE is an essential and often revelatory look at the life and work of two of cinema’s inimitable masters. (official distributor synopsis)
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Mado (1976)
Nicholas Ray
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Jacques Rivette
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Eric Rohmer
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Barbet Schroeder
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Delphine Seyrig
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France
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France
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Anne Wiazemsky
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Henri Langlois (a.f.)
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