Chapter 6 French Film "New Wave" and "Left Bank"

In 1958, when Claude Chabrol's "Beautiful Serge" and Jean Rouch's "My Negro" and other relatively new films appeared on the French screen, the French The columnist reporter Françoise Giroud of the "Express" weekly magazine used the term "New Wave" for the first time to talk about French films at that time.These films made by unknown young people broke the production method based on the director's qualifications and brought a fresh breath to French cinema.At this time, almost everyone who participated in filming for the first time was put on the hat of "New Wave".Even Alan Leigh's films are considered "New Wave" films. In 1959, Truffaut won the Best Director Award at the Jinan Film Festival for his film "Random", and has since established his status as a newcomer.During the five years from 1958 to 1962, about 200 newcomers produced their debut works.It was really like an irresistible turbulent tide hitting the face, overwhelming and unstoppable.It created a miracle in the history of French film and the history of world film.At the same time, not only changed the face of French cinema.It also changed the face of world cinema. In 1962, "Movie Handbook" magazine officially used the term "New Wave" in a special issue. "New Wave" was recorded in history as a film movement (the third film movement in the world film history).

However, with so many active and enthusiastic people involved in this movement, there must be a hybrid innovation, that is, different pursuits, different styles of innovation.Since they converged into a "wave", they must have something in common, and this common thing is that they unanimously opposed the so-called "high-quality movies" that were popular at the time.This kind of "high-quality film" is actually a kind of commercial film produced according to stereotypes and swayed by public interest.Facing the film newcomers of this period, they want to replace commercial interest with an artistic interest.They vigorously rose up to overthrow and smash the old production order.This movement has indeed had a very strong impact on commercial films.The so-called "new wave" is valuable because the key lies in the two universes of "wave".Looking at the history of film in the world, we have never seen such a time where so many people participated in a film innovation movement.However, having a common enemy does not mean having a common aesthetic concept and aesthetic pursuit.Therefore, here roughly divided into two parts for analysis and research.One is the author's film, that is, the "New Wave"; the other is the author's film, that is, the "Left Bank".