The history and look of cinema was changed forever when the French New wave(aka:Nouvelle Vague) hit. As many movie buffs know, it was started by really 5 main critics turned directors:Francois Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard being the 2 that are most remembered. Both there debuts, The 400 Blows(1959) and Breathless(1960) blew movie goers away and were quick hits. But for some strange reason people forget the other 3:Éric Rohmer, Claude Chabrol, and Jacques Rivette. I haven't seen any of Rivette's movies, and just recently saw Rohmer's My Night at Maude's(1969). But let me say Ive seen a few from Chabrol, and he has to be my favorite New wave director.
Every film ive seen from him so far, from A Double Tour(1960) to Le Boucher(1969) have all been slow burn movies that stay in my head for days, the mark of a good director. So it's strange he isn't as well known as Truffaut or Godard. And hes Le Beau Serge(1959) was the first new wave film to be relased. Lucky The great people at Criterion are going to reasle some of his early work soon, and hopefully the word will speard.
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