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Nouvelle Vague

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This is the story of Godard making "Breathless", told in the style and spirit in which Godard made "Breathless".
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Seamlessly recreating one of cinema's most groundbreaking productions, Nouvelle Vague doesn't reinvent the medium the way its subjects did, but it pays tribute to their accomplishment with infectious admiration.

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Richard Linklater

Director

Guillaume Marbeck

Jean-Luc Godard

Zoey Deutch

Jean Seberg

Aubry Dullin

Jean-Paul Belmondo

Bruno Dreyfürst

Georges de Beauregard

Matthieu Penchinat

Raoul Coutard

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Richard Brody The New Yorker “Nouvelle Vague” isn’t a portrait of Godard by Linklater but a feature-length thank-you note, from Richard to Jean-Luc, for freeing him to make films his own way. Oct 12, 2025 Full Review Taylor Williams Slant Magazine There’s an apparent contradiction between the radical spontaneity that Godard chases throughout the making of Breathless and the more conventional narrative approach of Linklater’s film. Rated: 2.5/4 Sep 28, 2025 Full Review Thelma Adams AARP Movies for Grownups With a perfectly cast group as bold-faced names in that epochal film era, the movie is delightful and vibrant, rekindling a love of cinema without reducing the past to a bug in amber. Rated: 5/5 Sep 16, 2025 Full Review Calum Cooper In Their Own League It’s an intriguing insight into one filmmaker’s mindset, but as a faithfully recreated, if somewhat unvaried, celebration of one of cinema’s most significant eras, “Nouvelle Vague” is both engrossing and thoroughly entertaining. Rated: 3/5 Oct 18, 2025 Full Review Gisela Savdie El Heraldo The film takes us back to 1960s Paris, when improvisation—both in dialogue and in formal choices—became a driving creative force. [Full review in Spanish] Oct 11, 2025 Full Review Sara Clements Nerdspin What unfolds is not just a biopic or a behind-the-scenes reenactment; it’s a cinephile’s dream. It’s a film about filmmaking that revels in spontaneity, celebrates rebellion, and honours the radical power of creative freedom. Rated: A- Oct 8, 2025 Full Review Read all reviews
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Synopsis This is the story of Godard making "Breathless", told in the style and spirit in which Godard made "Breathless".
Director
Richard Linklater
Producer
Michele Halberstadt, Laurent Pétin, Michèle Pétin
Screenwriter
Vincent Palmo Jr., Michele Halberstadt, Laetitia Masson, Holly Gent
Distributor
Netflix
Production Co
ARP Sélection SAS
Rating
R (Some Language)
Genre
Comedy
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 31, 2025, Limited
Release Date (Streaming)
Nov 14, 2025
Runtime
1h 46m