Two in the Wave
2010 French film
- 2 February 2010 (2010-02-02) (IFFR)
Running time
Two in the Wave (French: Deux de la Vague) is a 2010 French documentary film directed by Emmanuel Laurent.[1] The film depicts the friendship between French directors François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard.[2]
Synopsis
The film investigates the fruitful and turbulent relationship between the two influential French New Wave directors. The film focuses the success of The 400 Blows and Breathless, the role of Jean-Pierre Léaud in both Truffaut and Godard's films, and the directors' fascination with American film. Two in the Wave ends with the 1973 incident between Godard and Truffaut; Godard wrote a letter to Truffaut criticizing his Oscar-winning film Day for Night. Truffaut responded to the attack by writing a 20-page letter to Godard.[3] The film is narrated by Antoine de Baecque, Truffaut biographer and former Cahiers du Cinéma editor.[4]
Reception
The film have received mixed[5] to positive reviews from critics.[6]
It has earned a 66% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[7]
It was released on DVD by Kino Lorber[8] on February 22, 2011.[9][10]
See also
- Hitchcock/Truffaut - the 2015 documentary film based on the book of the same name
- Auteurism
- Andrew Sarris and Pauline Kael-two American film critics who also have turbulent feuds about cinema
References
- ^ TV Guide
- ^ "Two In the Wave". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
- ^ Grey, Tobias (6 May 2010). "La Révolution". New York Times. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ French, Philip (13 February 2011). "Two in the Wave – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
- ^ Metacritic
- ^ Truffaut and Godard's Roles in Creating the New Wave - The New York Times
- ^ "Two in the Wave". Rotten Tomatoes.
- ^ TCM.com
- ^ Amazon.com
- ^ DVD Talk
External links
- Two in the Wave at IMDb
- Official trailer
- Review on The Guardian
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- The 400 Blows (1959)
- Shoot the Piano Player (1960)
- The Army Game (1961)
- Jules and Jim (1962)
- The Soft Skin (1964)
- Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
- The Bride Wore Black (1968)
- Stolen Kisses (1968)
- Mississippi Mermaid (1969)
- The Wild Child (1970)
- Bed and Board (1970)
- Two English Girls (1971)
- A Gorgeous Girl Like Me (1972)
- Day for Night (1973)
- The Story of Adele H. (1975)
- Small Change (1976)
- The Man Who Loved Women (1977)
- The Green Room (1978)
- Love on the Run (1979)
- The Last Metro (1980)
- The Woman Next Door (1981)
- Confidentially Yours (1983)
- Une Visite (1955)
- Les Mistons (1957)
- A Story of Water (1958)
- Antoine and Colette (from Love at Twenty, 1962)
- Breathless (1960)
- The Little Thief (1988)
- Antoine Doinel
- François Truffaut Award
- François Truffaut: Stolen Portraits (1993 documentary)
- Two in the Wave (2010 documentary)
- Hitchcock/Truffaut (2015 documentary)
- Willie & Phil
