# Nouvelle Vague (2026) — Celluloid fact sheet

Source: https://celluloidscore.com/movies/nouvelle-vague-2026/
Last reviewed: 2026-07-23

| Field | Value |
|-------|-------|
| Celluloid Score | 80% |
| Critic Score | 90% |
| Audience Score | 75% |
| Metascore | 84/100 |
| Letterboxd | 3.8/5 |
| IMDb | 7.4/10 |
| Director | Richard Linklater |
| Genres | Drama, Comedy |
| Runtime | 106 min |
| Festival premiere | Cannes 2025 |

## Quick answer

Nouvelle Vague (2026) earns a 80% Celluloid Score — Recommended. Linklater's 90% French-language love letter to Godard and Breathless plays like a film-school fever dream made with real Critics and audiences diverge (90% critic vs 75% audience). Metascore 84/100. Directed by Richard Linklater.

## Critics consensus

Linklater's 90% French-language love letter to Godard and Breathless plays like a film-school fever dream made with real affection — Metacritic's midyear world-cinema shortlist and Cannes chatter both treat it as the year's essential cinephile event.

## Synopsis

Paris, 1959: a restless young critic named Jean-Luc Godard races to shoot a low-budget crime romance that will become Breathless and rewrite cinema forever. Richard Linklater reconstructs the chaos of the New Wave's birth — stolen locations, jazz on the soundtrack, and the sheer arrogance required to break every rule on a shoestring.

## Cast

Guillaume Marbeck, Felix Moati, Rebecca Marder

## Accolades

Premiered at Cannes 2025.

## Where to watch

Global: Netflix
the United States: Netflix
the United Kingdom: BFI Player

## Critic reviews on Celluloid: 1

## Common questions

**Is Nouvelle Vague worth watching?**
Nouvelle Vague holds a 80% Celluloid Score. Linklater's 90% French-language love letter to Godard and Breathless plays like a film-school fever dream made with real affection — Metacritic's midyear world-cinema shortlist and Cannes chatter both treat it as the year's essential cinephile event.

**What is Nouvelle Vague about?**
Paris, 1959: a restless young critic named Jean-Luc Godard races to shoot a low-budget crime romance that will become Breathless and rewrite cinema forever. Richard Linklater reconstructs the chaos of the New Wave's birth — stolen locations, jazz on the soundtrack, and the sheer arrogance required to break every rule on a shoestring.

**Who directed Nouvelle Vague?**
Nouvelle Vague (2026) was directed by Richard Linklater.

**What is the Celluloid Score of Nouvelle Vague?**
80% — the average of five public sources: critics 90%, audience 75%, Metascore 84/100, Letterboxd 3.8/5, and IMDb 7.4/10.

**Where can I watch Nouvelle Vague?**
Nouvelle Vague is streaming on Netflix; on Netflix in the United States; on BFI Player in the United Kingdom. Availability varies by region.

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