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Two in the Wave

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Directors Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut enjoy a life-long friendship.
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Philip French Guardian It's a dramatic story, somewhat over-simplified, but accompanied by riveting archive material. Feb 14, 2011 Full Review Peter Bradshaw Guardian The early shots of young Laud's open, beaming face are desperately sad. Rated: 3/5 Feb 10, 2011 Full Review Sukhdev Sandhu Daily Telegraph (UK) Two in the Wave lacks those very qualities for which it applauds Truffaut and Godard: poetry, ideas and feistiness. Rated: 2/5 Feb 10, 2011 Full Review Sean Axmaker Turner Classic Movies Online ... a loving tribute to the two artists whose names will forever be associated with the Nouvelle Vague and the friendship that bonded them for so many years. Mar 25, 2011 Full Review David Parkinson Radio Times A documentary that contains some exceptional clips and archive footage, but lacks consistency of focus and tone. Rated: 3/5 Feb 10, 2011 Full Review Carmen Gray Total Film Laurent probes the pair's stylistic and political differences and their friendship's collapse by letter exchange... Rated: 3/5 Feb 7, 2011 Full Review Read all reviews

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Audience Member I thought this was a worthwhile documentary on 2 of the giants from French cinema. I knew a lot of the information already, but this documentation did add a few details and had quite a few clips. Worth a watch for fans. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/06/23 Full Review Audience Member I really enjoyed watching this documentary about two directors I really admire. It is very inspiring. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 01/19/23 Full Review Audience Member A selective glance at the French New Wave. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 02/05/23 Full Review Audience Member Two in the Wave seems to suggest that the New Wave was solely dependent on partners/rivals Godard and Truffaut. But, there is a great load of information that signifies the political and social impacts of filmmakers across the world. The film also seems to use and reuse excerpts from the same films over and over again. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/08/23 Full Review walter m The best parts of the otherwise forgettable documentary "Two in the Wave" are the older footage and interviews with Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut, in trying to explore their influences and films, as they encouraged each other and occasionally worked together in the 1960's. Sadly, there is little new material of interest here for us students of film and almost no current interviews.(Admittedly, I had never heard of "Les Carabiniers" before this.) And as easy as Isild Le Besco is on the eyes, I'm not that sure what she is supposed to be doing here. To be honest, I don't think I would recommend this documentary to the uninitiated, either, as it takes a simplistic view towards the friendship between Godard and Truffaut and their films. For example, Truffaut who is depicted as being totally apolitical did make an adaptation of "Fahrenheit 451."(I read the book but never saw the movie.) By comparison, Godard was off the deep end politically early on with "Le Petit Soldat" which marks the first appearance of the Little Red Book in his films. Well, he did say that he wanted to alienate his audience...but he probably did not need radical politics to do so, and that might not be the only reason for the split with his former collaborator. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 03/31/23 Full Review Audience Member This is a good and enlightening documentary about two intriguing film makers. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/13/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis Directors Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut enjoy a life-long friendship.
Director
Emmanuel Laurent
Producer
Emmanuel Laurent
Screenwriter
Antoine de Baecque
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
French (France)
Release Date (Theaters)
May 19, 2010, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jun 20, 2012
Box Office (Gross USA)
$28.8K
Runtime
1h 31m
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