Description
Experience the revolutionary spirit of the New Wave with this immersive companion guide. Use it to discover groundbreaking directors, narrative techniques, and cultural contexts of the 1950s and 1960s. It includes in-depth interviews with surviving filmmakers and restored frame captures. Learn how handheld cameras and location shooting transformed visual language in cinema. This companion features thematic essays on existentialism, modernism, and political commentary in film. Chapter sidebars list essential screenings and festival highlights for New Wave retrospectives. You will gain insights into scriptwriting innovations and editing experiments. A comprehensive glossary decodes film jargon and movement-specific terminology. Included are color-coded charts tracking influence on later cinematic movements around the globe. The guide closes with an interactive quiz to test your knowledge of New Wave landmarks.
Spiral-bound, 8×10 inches, 200 pages, color and b&w imagery
Companion guide, quiz booklet, director quotes poster
Film critics, art-house viewers, cinephiles
