nouvelle vague

American  

[noo-vel vag] / nu vɛl ˈvag /

noun

French.

plural

nouvelles vagues

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.

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Nouvelle Vague British  

/ nuvɛl vaɡ /

noun

1. films another term for New Wave 1

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Etymology

Origin of nouvelle vague

Literally, “new wave”

Example Sentences

He adds: “In fact, it already produced the Nouvelle Vague of people like François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard.”

From The Wall Street Journal

This set’s value, as with its predecessor, lies in its core content: French movies of the old school more interested in character than in making the sorts of political points so important to the ascendant Nouvelle Vague.

From The Wall Street Journal

Powell’s mom gushed at Deutch, saying Powell told her about Deutch’s film, “Nouvelle Vague.”

From Los Angeles Times

Motion picture — musical or comedy “One Battle After Another” “No Other Choice” “Marty Supreme” “Blue Moon” “Bugonia” “Nouvelle Vague”

From Los Angeles Times

Motion picture – Musical or comedy “One Battle After Another” “No Other Choice” “Marty Supreme” “Blue Moon” “Bugonia” “Nouvelle Vague”

From Los Angeles Times