We begin Season 63 with a treat for film lovers – Richard Linklater’s love letter to the social and cinematic revolutionary magic of the French New Wave, Nouvelle Vague.

 

The film reimagines, with no little humour, the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s 1960s film Breathless, capturing the dynamism and creative chaos at the heart of one of World Cinema’ most influential movies. Starring Guillaume Marbeck as Jean-Luc Godard, Zoey Deutch as Jean Seberg and Aubry Dullin as Jean-Paul Belmondo. Sorry, there are no prizes for spotting the many other greats figures of the Nouvelle Vague in the film!

 

Nouvelle Vague was nominated for the Palme d’Or at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival and won four Césars, including Best Director for Richard Linklater. It will be introduced by Jon Davies, a tutor in French Cinema and an Associate of the British Film Institute.

 

Sarah Steinke