Cinéma! Cinéma! The French New Wave (1992)

Photography is truth. Cinema is truth 24 times a second.

Genre : Documentary, TV Movie

Runtime : 51M

Director : Christopher Spencer

Synopsis

An intimate window into one of the great movements in film history that brought about an evolution in the art of cinema. The documentary portrays the movement with insight on the lives and works of Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut and other principal players in the New Wave.

Actors

Mark Halliley
Mark Halliley
Self - Commentator (voice)
Robert Benton
Robert Benton
Self
Peter Bogdanovich
Peter Bogdanovich
Self
Claude Chabrol
Claude Chabrol
Self
Raoul Coutard
Raoul Coutard
Self
Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard
Self
Anna Karina
Anna Karina
Self
László Kovács
László Kovács
Self
Richard Leacock
Richard Leacock
Self
David Newman
David Newman
Self
Arthur Penn
Arthur Penn
Self
Jean Rouch
Jean Rouch
Self
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
Self
François Truffaut
François Truffaut
Self (archive footage)
Agnès Varda
Agnès Varda
Self

Crews

Christopher Spencer
Christopher Spencer
Director
David Barrie
David Barrie
Associate Producer
Jane Root
Jane Root
Executive Producer
Simon Kossoff
Simon Kossoff
Cinematography
Shahana Meer
Shahana Meer
Production Manager
Paul Cottrell
Paul Cottrell
Sound
George Foulgham
George Foulgham
Sound
Ken Morse
Ken Morse
Camera Operator
Peter A. Nelson
Peter A. Nelson
Assistant Camera
Luc Second
Luc Second
Assistant Camera
Peter Cartwright
Peter Cartwright
Editor
Helena Ely
Helena Ely
Production Coordinator
Anatole Dauman
Anatole Dauman
Thanks
Hubert Niogret
Hubert Niogret
Thanks

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