The New Wave or La Nouvelle Vague is a movement in French cinema that emerged in the late 1950s and continued into the 1960s.
Australian New Wave: The Renaissance of Australian Cinema
Explore the British New Wave with Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (1960), a thought-provoking film about working-class struggles, freedom, and identity.
Delve into the British New Wave with A Taste of Honey (1961), an emotional and powerful film that explores love, identity, and friendship amid working-class struggles.
Experience the emotional turmoil of a young working-class rebel in The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner, a powerful British New Wave film that resonates with themes of individualism and freedom
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Unsettling Energy and Provocative Vision - "The Warped Ones" (1960)
the Japanese New Wave was a transformative movement that forever changed the landscape of Japanese cinema.
Explore the gritty streets of early 1980s NYC in "Downtown 81," featuring Jean-Michel Basquiat and Debbie Harry. Experience the vibrant art and music scene in this authentic time capsule of a film.
Read our review of "The Brick and the Mirror" (1965), a thought-provoking Iranian New Wave film that delves into social and psychological issues, with a powerful performance by Zackaria Hashemi.
Dive into Bahram Beyzaie's "Downpour" (1972), an engaging exploration of social and political themes set against an urban Iranian backdrop.
Delve into the stark realities of poverty and corruption in Dariush Mehrjui's "The Cycle" (1978). This Iranian New Wave film presents a raw, unflinching portrayal of life in Tehran's lower socioeconom
A review of Masoud Kimiai's "The Deer" (1974), a poignant film in the Iranian New Wave movement that explores the themes of friendship, despair, and survival.
Explore the world of mumblecore filmmaking, a genre characterized by naturalistic storytelling, low budgets, and non-professional actors.
Directed by Michel Hazanavicius, "Le Redoutable" is a dramedy biopic that explores the life of legendary French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard during a turbulent period.
Explore the Hong Kong New Wave cinema movement, its visionary directors, and the top 10 films that revolutionized storytelling and style in the 1970s and 1980s.
Czech New Wave is a 1960s Czechoslovak film movement mixing irony, avant garde visuals and humanism in works by Forman, Chytilová and Menzel. Their award winning films remain essential viewing.