This fall at AFS, experience French cinema’s reinvention through the ages, starting with a tour of the French New Wave programmed by Richard Linklater and ending in the cutting edge of francophone cinema with November’s return of New French Cinema Week. In anticipation of his latest film NOUVELLE VAGUE, a love letter to Godard’s BREATHLESS, Linklater curates a selection of New Wave classics that epitomize that period. NOUVELLE VAGUE opens October 31 at AFS Cinema with a special 35mm engagement.
New French Cinema Week, our annual festival of new francophone films, will kick off on November 20, 2025.
French New Wave, Curated By Richard Linklater
October 1-November 1
Richard Linklater programs a selection of French New Wave classics that epitomize the period.
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NOUVELLE VAGUE In 35mm
Opens October 31
NOUVELLE VAGUE is Richard Linklater’s love letter to the revolutionary magic of the French New Wave, reimagining the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s BREATHLESS (1960), which cemented Godard’s place as a pioneer of global cinema. As critic-turned-director Godard makes and breaks the rules, a mix of fresh faces and daring talents bring his spontaneous, electric film to life. Capturing the youthful dynamism and creative chaos at the heart of one of the world’s most beloved and influential movies, NOUVELLE VAGUE transports us to the streets of 1959 Paris for an ode to the transformative power of cinema.
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Join director Richard Linklater and stars Guillaume Marbeck and Zoey Deutch for the Austin premiere of NOUVELLE VAGUE on October 27 with a special post-screening Q&A. The Q&A will be live in Theater 1 and livestreamed in Theater 2.
New French Cinema Week
November 20 – 23
Our annual festival of new work by rising voices from around the Francophone world returns to the AFS Cinema on Thursday, November 20–Sunday, November 23. A partnership between AFS, the Premiers Plans Festival of Angers, France (Austin’s French sister city), and Cultural Services of the French Embassy.
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