Nouvelle Vague 4K 2025 Ultra HD 2160p

Nouvelle Vague is Oscar-nominated director Richard Linklater's love letter to the revolutionary magic of the French New Wave, reimagining the making of Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless, which ultimately cemented Godard as a pioneer of global cinema. As critic turned director Godard makes and breaks the rules, a mix of fresh faces and daring talents - including Zoey Deutch as Jean Seberg, Aubry Dullin as Jean-Paul Belmondo, and Guillaume Marbeck as Godard himself - bring his spontaneous, electric film to life. 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.

User Review

If you love Richard Linklater. If you love movies. If you love the French language... head straight to the theater to see “Nouvelle Vague”!

I’ve never been a fan of Jean-Luc Godard or his *Breathless*, so when I went to the screening this afternoon, I wasn’t particularly excited. And I couldn’t even have imagined that this film by an American classic would move me so deeply that I wouldn’t jump out of my seat as soon as the producers’ credits rolled, but would instead sit there and literally savor what I’d just seen. And afterward, I’d even go wandering the streets, replaying the film in my head. For me, “Nouvelle Vague” is definitely one of the best films of the year. An hour and a half of pure cinematic delight.

Richard Linklater’s film, despite its title, is dedicated solely to the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s debut. At the same time, filmmakers of the past—who have forever etched their names into the history of French cinema, and in some cases, world cinema—frequently appear in it.
If the names Robert Bresson, Roberto Rossellini, François Truffaut, Éric Rohmer, Jean-Pierre Melville, Jacques Rivette, Claude Chabrol, Agnès Varda, and Alain Resnais mean anything to you, then you’ll find “Nouvelle Vague” fascinating.
It shares some similarities with Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s *Anonymous Assassins*, where star-studded cameos and behind-the-scenes chaos also make up the bulk of the entertainment.

Chaos is putting it mildly.
If you’re familiar with the ins and outs of film production and know just how constrained it is by time, emotions, and resources, then what you’ll see in “Nouvelle Vague” will make you nervous and raise your blood pressure. Because Godard’s approach to filming—and to filmmaking in general—is pure, unadulterated hardcore.
Several times during the screening, I caught myself thinking that I wasn’t watching a director, but a graphomaniac who had read too many quotes from his idols and decided that every one of them was about him personally. I have no idea how the *Breathless* crew survived those 20 days of production. And it’s all the more surprising that a film seemingly doomed to failure received such resounding acclaim. Although, in my personal opinion, had it been released five years earlier or later than its premiere date, it would have been utterly trampled into the ground. The effect of novelty and visual rebellion can work wonders.

At least, once a century, for sure. Viewed from 2025, it seems terribly chaotic and, as it were, “about everything and nothing.” Again, in my personal opinion.

I like that Richard Linklater approaches Godard’s persona without pretension and even with a touch of irony. He doesn’t cast him in the mold of an unapproachable genius, whose every breath is watched by the adoring eyes of devoted fans, but rather shows an ordinary person who simply sees film this way, wants to make it this way, has imagined it this way, and almost always faces logical resistance from the other side. People make fun of him, and he can laugh at himself. He isn’t understood, and he doesn’t strive to be accessible. Godard in “Nouvelle Vague” can be described as a romantic who unexpectedly succeeded.

What a fantastic film! From the choice of French as the main language to the filming style—as if “Nouvelle Vague” were shot alongside “Breathless”—and the dialogue, the casting, and the atmosphere itself—Richard Linklater has made one of the best films of his career. It’s no wonder that the most die-hard movie geek on the planet—I’m talking about Quentin Tarantino, of course—showered it with compliments at the premiere in Cannes. Zoe Deutsch was the most striking—she’s absolutely stunning as Jean Seberg; what a perfect fit. The same goes for Guillaume Marbec as Godard, for whom this role marks his acting debut!

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Codec: HEVC / H.265 (71.0 Mb/s)
Resolution: Native 4K (2160p)
Aspect ratio: 1.37:1
Original aspect ratio: 1.37:1

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#French: DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1 (48kHz, 24-bit)
#English: Dolby Digital 1.0

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