Tag: auteur theory
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Nouvelle Vague: Breathless, Blue Moon, and the Long Shadow of the New Wave: Godard, Linklater, and Truffaut
Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless shattered cinematic rules with style and rupture, while Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague and earlier Blue Moon reflect on memory, myth, and endurance. In this essay, I explore how Linklater stands as Truffaut’s American heir, why he chose to dramatize Godard—his opposite—and why I remain a devoted Truffaut fan and a reluctant admirer…