Le Beau Serge (Criterion Collection) [Blu-ray] Reviews

Claude Chabrol’s Le beau Serge is generally given the distinction as the first film of the French New Wave, films directed by the group of Cahiers de Cinéma critics who were disillusioned with traditional French films and wanted something fresher and more representative of youthful filmgoers showing up at local cinemas. While Le beau Serge doesn’t have the instantly obvious New Wave film tricks that Godard, for instance, instituted into his film Breathless, the movie nevertheless mixes traditional cinematic technique with influences from Italian neorealism in bringing its story to the screen.

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