In this modest but ambitious book, nine Australian writers grapple with the ways in which particular French New Wave films and their creators engaged in filmmaking ...

Any time a notable figure of the French New Wave is introduced in Richard Linklater’s “Nouvelle Vague,” we’re treated to a momentary straight-on shot of them, with a nameplate — Claude Chabrol, ...

“I've always just kind of rolled my eyes at most ‘important’ historical films,” said Linklater. “It's like they're living in a period piece, stepping out of a painting or a sculpture or something.” ...