Nouvelle Vague

Opens Friday, October 31, 2025

A playful, poignant love letter to cinema, Richard Linklater’s latest reimagines the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless in an exuberant exploration of the youthful rebellion and creative chaos that shaped the French New Wave.

“The kind of movie that emboldens people to make films themselves, and  even more so, to adopt filmmaking as a way of life.” – The Film Stage

Official selection: Cannes Film Festival

• Country France, USA
• Language English and French with English subtitles
• Running Time 105 minutes
• Format DCP
• Distributor Netflix
• Director Richard Linklater
• Cast Guillaume Marbeck, Zoey Deutch, Aubry Dullin

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