In the mid-1950s, a radically new vision of French cinema emerged. The short films in this special edition box set represent the dawn of this New Wave — the earliest works of its most emblematic auteurs, which would include Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Agnès Varda, & more. Visionary producer Pierre Braunberger guided their work and financed their early efforts. These are the first forays of a movement that would revolutionize French film and influence cinema around the world for decades to come.
Total of NINETEEN (19) films, including:
Disc 1 -
ALL THE WORLD'S MEMORY - Alain Resnais (1956)
FOOL'S MATE - Jacques Rivette (1956)
THE MARINES - François Reichenbach (1957)
ALL THE BOYS ARE CALLED PATRICK - Jean-Luc Godard (1957)
THE SONG OF STYRENE - Alain Resnais (1957)
Ô SAISONS, Ô CHÂTEUX - Agnès Varda (1958)
THE OVERWORKED - Jacques Doniol-Valcroze (1958)
A STORY OF WATER - Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut (1958)
CHARLOTTE AND HER BOYFRIEND - Jean-Luc Godard (1958)
LOVE EXISTS - Maurice Pialat (1960)
JANINE - Maurice Pialat (1961)
500 FRANCS - Melvin Van Peebles (1961)
PARIS, A WINTER'S DAY - Guy Gilles (1962)
Disc 2 -
IN MEMORY OF ROCK - François Reichenbach (1963)
THE LITTLE CAFE - François Reichenbach (1963)
THE GOUMBÉ OF THE YOUNG REVELERS - Jean Rouch (1965)
THE BOTANICAL AVATAR OF MADEMOISELLE FLORA - Jeanne Barbillon (1965)
THE FIFTEEN YEAR OLD WIDOWS - Jean Rouch (1966)
Bonus Film:
DIRECTING ACTORS BY JEAN RENOIR - Gisèle Braunberger (1968)
DETAILS:
- 2 DISCS
- Run Time: 348 MINUTES
- COLOR/B&W
EARLY SHORT FILMS OF THE FRENCH NEW WAVE
