nouvelle vague

[ noo-vel vag ]

noun

, French.

, plural nou·velles vagues [noo-vel , vag].

1. a new wave, trend, movement, phase, etc., especially in an art form.
2. the films of a group of young French and Italian filmmakers, beginning in the late 1950s, who emphasized conscious manipulation of film techniques and psychological probing instead of plot.

Nouvelle Vague

/ nuvɛl vaɡ /

noun

1. See New Wave
   films another term for New Wave 1

Word History and Origins

Origin of nouvelle vague¹

Literally, “new wave”