Rent Two in the Wave (2010)
3.3 of 5 from 57 ratings
1h 33min
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- Synopsis:
- Written by Antoine de Baecque, biographer of both Truffaut and Godard, the film explores the friendship of these two leading lights of the French New Wave from their days at Cahiers du Cinema, to their collaboration on Breathless, and their eventual estrangement after 1968. In between is Jean-Pierre Leaud, who was like a child stuck in the middle of two warring parents. Using much rare archive material - both film and print - the film goes back to a prodigious decade that changed the world of cinema forever, and is required viewing for anyone seriously interested in film.
- Actors:
- Isild Le Besco, Anouk Aimée, Jean-Pierre Aumont, Charles Aznavour, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jacqueline Bisset, Jean-Claude Brialy, Anna Carina, Claude Chabrol, Jean Cocteau, Raoul Coutard, Jean Desailly, Marie Dubois, Jean-Luc Godard, Chantal Goya
- Directors:
- Emmanuel Laurent
- Writers:
- Antoine de Baecque
- Aka:
- Deux de la Vague
- Studio:
- New Wave Films
- Genres:
- Documentary
- Collections:
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- Countries:
- France
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Reviews (1) of Two in the Wave
Great subject, poor documentary - Two in the Wave review by Alphaville
I wish this was a better film to introduce modern audiences to Godard and Truffaut. For those of us who rate their best films among the best of all time (eg Godard’s Alphaville, Truffaut’s Jules et Jim), it’s a fascinating and nostalgic wallow. If you’re new to the French New Wave of the 1960s, you’ll be seriously underwhelmed.
The narrative jumps around all over the place. Writer/director/narrator Emmanuel Laurent delivers his lines in a flat monotone. Even worse, there are endless pointless modern-day scenes of a woman reading old newspapers and magazines to accompany the voiceover. This is actress Isild de Besco, apparently intended to be a bridge for the audience between then and now, but the device fails completely.
Worst of all, the sense of excitement generated by New Wave movies is conspicuous by its absence. As a 1960s student who was blown away by their immediacy, daring and sheer cinematic joy, this documentary both enthralled and angered me.
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