Nouvelle Vague (2025 film)

Nouvelle Vague
Directed byRichard Linklater
Written by
  • Richard Linklater
  • Vince Palmo
  • Holly Gent
  • Michèle Halberstadt
  • Laetitia Masson
Produced by
  • Michèle Halberstadt
  • Laurent Pétin
Starring
CinematographyDavid Chambille
Production
company
ARP Productions
Distributed byARP Sélection
Release date
  • 2025 (2025) (France)[1]
CountryFrance
LanguageFrench

Nouvelle Vague is an upcoming French film directed by Richard Linklater. Starring Zoey Deutch as Jean Seberg, it depicts the making of Jean-Luc Godard's film Breathless (1960).

Cast

  • Guillaume Marbeck as Jean-Luc Godard[2]
  • Zoey Deutch as Jean Seberg[3]
  • Aubry Dullin as Jean-Paul Belmondo[4]
  • Bruno Dreyfürst as Georges de Beauregard (Producer)
  • Benjamin Clery as Pierre Rissient
  • Matthieu Penchinat as Raoul Coutard
  • Pauline Belle as Suzon Faye
  • Blaise Pettebone as Marc Pierret
  • Benoît Bouthors as Claude Beausoleil
  • Paolo Luka Noé as François Moreuil, Seberg's husband[5]
  • Adrien Rouyard as François Truffaut
  • Jade Phan-Gia as Seberg's makeup artist[2]
  • Jodie Ruth-Forest as Suzanne Schiffman[6]
  • Antoine Besson as Claude Chabrol

Production

Linklater revealed his plans in October 2023 to shoot a film in France about the French New Wave movement.[7][8] The film is Linklater's first project shot entirely in French. It is reported to be shot in black and white and in 4:3 aspect ratio.[4] Filming began in Paris on 4 March 2024, and concluded in April 2024.[9] The film received an avance sur recettes  [fr] (advance on receipts) grant of France's Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC).[10][11]

References

  1. ^ "Nouvelle Vague". ARP Sélection. Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  2. ^ a b Vaz, Robin (11 May 2024). "On y était : sur le tournage de "Nouvelle Vague", le nouveau film de Richard Linklater". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). Retrieved 11 May 2024.
  3. ^ Walcott, Escher (4 March 1024). "Zoey Deutch Shocks with Platinum Pixie Hair Transformation — and She Helped Do the Cut Herself!". People. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  4. ^ a b Zaffina, Federica (29 March 2024). "Il nuovo film di Linklater omaggerà la Nouvelle Vague". Taxidrivers.it (in Italian). Retrieved 2 April 2024.
  5. ^ Pasquini, Mattia (27 March 2024). "Nouvelle Vague, Richard Linklater come Godard". Ciak Magazine (in Italian). Retrieved 10 May 2024.
  6. ^ Vardhan, Harsh (21 March 2024). "Richard Linklater's Nouvelle Vague Cast Adds Jean-Jacques Le Vessier, Jodie Ruth-Forest, and Jonas Marmy". The Cinemaholic. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  7. ^ Perez, Rodrigo (11 October 2023). "Richard Linklater Says He's Shooting "Secret" Project With Ethan Hawke & French New Wave Film Shot In Paris". The Playlist. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  8. ^ King-Clements, Eloise (10 October 2023). ""You're a Freak, Too": Gregg Araki, in Conversation with Richard Linklater". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 5 March 2024.
  9. ^ Morán, David (26 April 2024). "Richard Linklater: "El cine estaba ahí para vender palomitas; ahora lo que busca es nuestros datos"". ABC (in Spanish). Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  10. ^ Geisinger, Gabriella (18 March 2024). "Richard Linklater's 'Nouvelle Vague' among first 2024 recipients of CNC funding". Screen Daily. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  11. ^ "Avance sur recettes avant réalisation : résultats de la commission du 29 février 2024" (in French). Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée. 29 February 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.