In the mid-1950s, a radically new vision of French cinema emerged. The short films in this special edition box set represent the dawn of this New Wave — the earliest works of its most emblematic auteurs, which would include Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Agnès Varda, & more. Visionary producer Pierre Braunberger guided their work and financed their early efforts. These are the first forays of a movement that would revolutionize French film and influence cinema around the world for decades to come.

Total of NINETEEN (19) films, including:

Disc 1 -

ALL THE WORLD'S MEMORY - Alain Resnais (1956)

FOOL'S MATE - Jacques Rivette (1956)

THE MARINES - François Reichenbach (1957)

ALL THE BOYS ARE CALLED PATRICK - Jean-Luc Godard (1957)

THE SONG OF STYRENE - Alain Resnais (1957)

Ô SAISONS, Ô CHÂTEUX - Agnès Varda (1958)

THE OVERWORKED - Jacques Doniol-Valcroze (1958)

A STORY OF WATER - Jean-Luc Godard and François Truffaut (1958)

CHARLOTTE AND HER BOYFRIEND - Jean-Luc Godard (1958)

LOVE EXISTS - Maurice Pialat (1960)

JANINE - Maurice Pialat (1961)

500 FRANCS - Melvin Van Peebles (1961)

PARIS, A WINTER'S DAY - Guy Gilles (1962)

Disc 2 -

IN MEMORY OF ROCK - François Reichenbach (1963)

THE LITTLE CAFE - François Reichenbach (1963)

THE GOUMBÉ OF THE YOUNG REVELERS - Jean Rouch (1965)

THE BOTANICAL AVATAR OF MADEMOISELLE FLORA - Jeanne Barbillon (1965)

THE FIFTEEN YEAR OLD WIDOWS - Jean Rouch (1966)

Bonus Film:

DIRECTING ACTORS BY JEAN RENOIR - Gisèle Braunberger (1968)

DETAILS:

• 2 DISCS
• Run Time: 348 MINUTES
• COLOR/B&W

EARLY SHORT FILMS OF THE FRENCH NEW WAVE