The New Wave, 30th Anniversary Edition

Costa-Gavras
"The most complete book I know on the five most important directors of the New Wave"

Richard Roud, Founder, New York Film Festival
"Not just a book for film buffs, it is essential reading for anyone.... A remarkable achievement."

Ted Perry, Museum of Modern Art
"There is a genuine kind of honesty at work in the writing.... It’s refreshing"

Book Description
Three decades after its first publication, The New Wave is still considered one of the fundamental texts on the French film movement of the same name. Led by filmmakers as influential as Truffaut and Godard, the New Wave was a seminal moment in cinematic history, and The New Wave has been hailed as the most complete book ever written about it. The New Wave tells the story of the New Wave through examinations of five of the most important directors of the era: Truffaut, Godard, Chabrol, Rohmer, and Rivette. With detailed notes and over fifty breathtaking stills, the book has appealed both to academics and interested novices alike. The thirtieth anniversary edition includes a new afterword by the author.

About the Author
James Monaco is author or editor of more than a dozen books on film and media, published in more than 35 editions, including American Film Now, The New Wave, The Connoisseurs’ Guide to the Movies, The Film Encyclopedia, Media Culture, and Celebrity. He is president of UNET 2 Corporation, a developer of Internet software, and publisher of websites and DVD-Videos. He is also the founder of Baseline, the worldwide information source for the entertainment business. An experienced TV talk show guest and radio commentator, Monaco is also well-known as a pioneer of the electronic publishing industry.


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This book remains the definitive study of the five directors who came to influence a generation of filmmakers.


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