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The writers of the magazine Cahiers du cinéma decided to apply their theories of the auteur — the director as the center of all moviemaking — to the world by directing movies themselves. They praised movies by Jean Renoir and Jean Vigo. Former writers of the magazine such as François Truffaut with his The 400 Blows ( 1959) and Jean-Luc Godard with Breathless ( 1960) marked the beginning of this era. Other directors included Claude Chabrol, Jacques Rivette, and Eric Rohmer , Louis Malle.

The movies featured hitherto unprecedented methods of expression, such as seven minute tracking shots. The movies also featured existential themes such as stressing the individual and accepting the absurdity of human existence. The themes and expressions were not the only important aspects of the films, but how they were shot. French New Wave directors often shot in the streets, rejecting the idea of films made in studios. The use of lightweight cameras, lights and sound equipment were innovations that the filmmakers used to the best advantage. Many New Wave Films are recognizable by their fluid movements, often following characters down the Paris streets.

The style had an impact on American moviesThe cinema of the United States sometimes simply called—correctly or not Hollywood can perhaps be summed up by the title American film critic Pauline Kael gave a 1968 collection of her reviews: Kiss Kiss Bang Bang''. By way of explanation, she said that t as well. After Arthur PennK 00:13, Nov 17, 2004 (UTC).'s Bonnie and ClydeBonnie and Clyde ( 1967) is a film about Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, who roamed the United States' Southwest robbing banks during the Great Depression. The couple is eventually ambushed and killed by the police, as in real life. The film was directed ( 1967Events January January 4 British motorboat racer Donald Campbell dies while attempting a water speed record in Coniston Lake. January 4 Algerian revolutionary Mohammed Khider is shot in Madrid. January 6 Vietnam War: USMC and ARVN troops launch " Operatio) the New HollywoodNew Hollywood New Hollywood refers to the brief time between roughly 1967 Bonnie and Clyde The Graduate and 1977 Star Wars when a new generation of young, cinema-crazed filmmakers came to prominence in America, drastically changing not only the way Hollyw directors (e.g. AltmanRobert Altman (born February 20, 1925) is an American film director known for making films that are highly naturalistic, but with a somewhat skewed perspective. Altman was born in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. As a director, Altman favors stories showing th, CoppolaGeorge Lucas, Michael Jackson and Francis Ford Coppola filming Captain EO Francis Ford Coppola (born April 7, 1939) is an American film director. Career 1960 to 1978 Coppola studied film at UCLA and while there, he made numerous short films, including som, De PalmaBrian De Palma (born September 11, 1940) is an American film director. His works explore themes of suspense, murder, obsession, and psychiatric disorders, among others. De Palma's cinematic style is considered by many as a successor to that of Alfred Hitc and Scorsese) of the late 1960s/early 1970s made movies inspired by their European (and in particular French) counterparts. The latest American director who admits a serious influence of the French new wave is Quentin Tarantino.