nouvelle vague
Americannoun
plural
nouvelles vagues-
a new wave, trend, movement, phase, etc., especially in an art form.
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the films of a group of young French and Italian filmmakers, beginning in the late 1950s, who emphasized conscious manipulation of film techniques and psychological probing instead of plot.
noun
Etymology
Origin of nouvelle vague
Literally, “new wave”
Example Sentences
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He adds: “In fact, it already produced the Nouvelle Vague of people like François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard.”
This set’s value, as with its predecessor, lies in its core content: French movies of the old school more interested in character than in making the sorts of political points so important to the ascendant Nouvelle Vague.
Powell’s mom gushed at Deutch, saying Powell told her about Deutch’s film, “Nouvelle Vague.”
From Los Angeles Times
Motion picture — musical or comedy “One Battle After Another” “No Other Choice” “Marty Supreme” “Blue Moon” “Bugonia” “Nouvelle Vague”
From Los Angeles Times
Motion picture – Musical or comedy “One Battle After Another” “No Other Choice” “Marty Supreme” “Blue Moon” “Bugonia” “Nouvelle Vague”
From Los Angeles Times
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