July 24, 2009
(USA)- The Museum of the Moving Image in New York has organized a film series celebrating the 50th anniversary of the French New Wave (through August 30). The series is being presented at the Museum of Arts and Design in Manhattan. (The theater at Moving Image is currently closed, as the Museum undergoes an expansion and renovation). The series, entitled French New Wave Essentials, will present the best and most influential films of this period, many being shown in recently restored 35mm prints. Ranging from timeless masterpieces such as Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless and François Truffaut’s The 400 Blows to rarely seen works including Agnès Varda’s films Cleo from 5 to 7 and Le Bonheur, screenings are held at the Museum of Arts and Design at 2 pm and 4 pm each Saturday and Sunday.XXX
XXXFrench New Wave Essentials gives audiences an opportunity to relive one of the most legendary moments in 20th century culture, through beautifully presented screenings of some of film history’s most famous works. Included in the series are two films that prefigured the New Wave: Jean-Pierre Melville’s soulful, American-influenced gangster drama Bob le Flambeur, and Roger Vadim’s wildly popular And God Created Woman, a celebration of the modern spirit of post-war France in the form of Brigitte Bardot. The remainder of the series is dedicated to masterpieces by the loosely allied group of writer-directors who revolutionized world cinema beginning in 1959: François Truffaut (The 400 Blows, Jules and Jim), Jean-Luc Godard (Breathless, A Woman Is a Woman, Vivre Sa Vie, Alphaville, Pierrot le Fou), Eric Rohmer (La Collectionneuse, My Night at Maud’s), Claude Chabrol (Les Bonnes Femmes), Alain Resnais (Last Year at Marienbad), Jacques Demy (The Umbrellas of Cherbourg) and Agnès Varda (Cleo from 5 to 7, Le Bonheur). (from frenchculture.org)
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