Cinema of France
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The cinema of France comprises the film industry and its film productions, whether made within the nation of France or by French film production companies abroad. It is the oldest and largest precurso
A collage of notable French actors
A scene from Louis Lumière's La Sortie des usines Lumière (1895)
Gaumont palace in Paris, c.1914
Gerard Philipe Warsaw National Theatre 1954
French New Wave
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The New Wave, also called the French New Wave, is a French art film movement that emerged in the late 1950s. The movement was characterized by its rejection of traditional filmmaking conventions, favo
"Three by Truffaut" poster for the US re-release of French New Wave films The 400 Blows, Shoot the Piano Player and Jules and Jim.
François Truffaut in 1965
Jean-Luc Godard in 1968
Agnès Varda at the Venice Film Festival, 1962