Nouvelle Vague
  • 1. What year did the French New Wave movement begin?
A) 1963
B) 1959
C) 1950
D) 1967
  • 2. Who directed the film 'Breathless' (À bout de souffle), a quintessential New Wave film?
A) Jean-Luc Godard
B) Eric Rohmer
C) François Truffaut
D) Alain Resnais
  • 3. Which French New Wave director was also a film critic for Cahiers du Cinéma?
A) Agnes Varda
B) François Truffaut
C) Jean-Pierre Melville
D) Jacques Demy
  • 4. Who was the cinematographer on many French New Wave films, including 'Breathless'?
A) Vittorio Storaro
B) Nestor Almendros
C) Raoul Coutard
D) Haskell Wexler
  • 5. Which film is a defining work by director Jacques Rivette, associated with the French New Wave?
A) La Jetée
B) Celine and Julie Go Boating
C) The Trial of Joan of Arc
D) Two or Three Things I Know About Her
  • 6. In what city did the French New Wave movement mainly take place?
A) Paris
B) Lyon
C) Nice
D) Marseille
  • 7. Which actor starred in the French New Wave film 'Shoot the Piano Player'?
A) Jean-Pierre Léaud
B) Jean-Claude Brialy
C) Jean-Paul Belmondo
D) Charles Aznavour
  • 8. Who directed the film 'Hiroshima Mon Amour', a landmark of the French New Wave movement?
A) Robert Bresson
B) Claude Chabrol
C) Alain Resnais
D) Jacques Tati
  • 9. What is the literal translation of 'Nouvelle Vague'?
A) French Cinema
B) Foreign Films
C) Modern Style
D) New Wave
  • 10. Who directed the 2025 comedy drama film 'Nouvelle Vague'?
A) François Truffaut
B) Claude Chabrol
C) Richard Linklater
D) Jean-Luc Godard
  • 11. Which actor played Jean-Luc Godard in 'Nouvelle Vague'?
A) Jean-Paul Belmondo
B) Guillaume Marbeck
C) Zoey Deutch
D) Aubry Dullin
  • 12. Who portrayed Jean Seberg in the film 'Nouvelle Vague'?
A) Cécile Decugis
B) Beverly Lynette
C) Zoey Deutch
D) Suzanne Schiffman
  • 13. When did 'Nouvelle Vague' premiere at the Cannes Film Festival?
A) 8 October 2025
B) 14 November 2025
C) 17 May 2025
D) 31 October 2025
  • 14. Which company theatrically released 'Nouvelle Vague' in France?
A) Cannes Film Festival
B) ARP Sélection
C) Cahiers du Cinéma
D) Netflix
  • 15. At which awards did 'Nouvelle Vague' receive ten nominations?
A) 41st Independent Spirit Awards
B) Academy Awards
C) 83rd Golden Globe Awards
D) 51st César Awards
  • 16. Which film's shooting is depicted in 'Nouvelle Vague'?
A) Bonjour Tristesse
B) Let No Man Write My Epitaph
C) Breathless (1960)
D) The 400 Blows
  • 17. Who encouraged the Cahiers du Cinéma staff to avoid artistic artifice?
A) Georges de Beauregard
B) Roberto Rossellini
C) Jean-Pierre Melville
D) François Moreuil
  • 18. Who was cast as Michel Poiccard in 'Breathless'?
A) François Truffaut
B) Pierre Rissient
C) Raoul Coutard
D) Jean-Paul Belmondo
  • 19. What filmmaking style did Godard desire for 'Breathless'?
A) Studio-bound
B) Guerilla filmmaking
C) Documentary-style
D) Classical Hollywood
  • 20. Who was the film's assistant director in 'Nouvelle Vague'?
A) Jean-Pierre Melville
B) Cécile Decugis
C) Pierre Rissient
D) Raoul Coutard
  • 21. Which film critic encouraged Godard to become a director?
A) Claude Chabrol
B) Georges de Beauregard
C) Jean-Pierre Melville
D) François Moreuil
  • 22. What was the name of Jean Seberg's character in 'Breathless'?
A) Suzanne Schiffman
B) Patricia
C) Beverly Lynette
D) Cécile Decugis
  • 23. What did Godard want Patricia to do in the scene where Michel dies?
A) Hold a gun
B) Leave the scene
C) Call the police
D) Search through Michel's pockets
  • 24. What editing technique did Godard urge Cécile Decugis to use?
A) Fade-ins and fade-outs
B) Jump cuts
C) Cross-cutting
D) Montage
  • 25. How many days of filming did it take for 'Breathless' to be completed?
A) 23 days
B) 40 days
C) 30 days
D) 50 days
  • 26. What was the format Godard wanted for shooting 'Breathless'?
A) Academy ratio
B) IMAX
C) Widescreen
D) Cinemascope
  • 27. In what language was 'Nouvelle Vague' primarily shot?
A) French
B) Spanish
C) English
D) Italian
  • 28. When did filming for 'Nouvelle Vague' begin?
A) May 2025
B) 4 March 2024
C) October 2023
D) April 2023
  • 29. Which organization granted 'Nouvelle Vague' an avance sur recettes?
A) Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée (CNC)
B) Rotten Tomatoes
C) Netflix
D) ARP Sélection
  • 30. How long was the standing ovation at the Cannes premiere of 'Nouvelle Vague'?
A) 20 minutes
B) 11 minutes
C) 15 minutes
D) 5 minutes
  • 31. Which company bought U.S. distribution rights for 'Nouvelle Vague'?
A) HBO Max
B) Amazon Prime Video
C) Netflix
D) Disney+
  • 32. What was the reported sum paid by Netflix for U.S. distribution rights of 'Nouvelle Vague'?
A) $2 million
B) $6 million
C) $4 million
D) $10 million
  • 33. What score did 'Nouvelle Vague' receive on Metacritic?
A) 85 out of 100
B) 76 out of 100
C) 65 out of 100
D) 90 out of 100
  • 34. What percentage of critics' reviews on Rotten Tomatoes are positive for 'Nouvelle Vague'?
A) 80%
B) 95%
C) 90%
D) 75%
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