French New Wave

Author: Hong Fan
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Publish Date: 2004-05-01
Features: The French "New Wave" was born from the transformation and upheaval of post-war culture, becoming a banner of cultural change and trends in the second half of the 20th century, an undeniable shining page in the history of cinema. The works of the "New Wave" cinema are not only objects of study, models for young students to imitate, and references for some filmmakers to create, but also items for collection and savoring, classics on the shelves of video rental stores. The "New Wave" cinema is one of the most brilliant, rapid, and thorough replacements of old and new in film history.
What is often praised is the series of outstanding films produced by a group of young, diverse individuals, the role of film criticism in film creation, whether one can make films without attending a film school, the impact of overall changes in equipment on creativity, the vitality of youth cinema, and the interaction between film reform and social reform. These topics are evergreen. For example, the current weakness of Chinese film criticism, its detachment from creation, and the tendency to praise rather than criticize. For instance, whether various film education programs are cultivating film talent or manufacturing television generalists. For instance, how digitalization has affected the complexity of equipment, changed the production process, and what filmmakers can do beyond adapting to it. For instance, the categorization of film creators into "generations," and so on.