Two in the Wave

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Two in the Wave
Film poster
Directed byEmmanuel Laurent
Produced byEmmanuel Laurent
Narrated byAntoine de Baecque
CinematographyEtienne de Grammont
Nick de Pencier
Edited byMarie-France Cuénot
Release date
  • 2 February 2010 (2010-02-02) (IFFR)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryFrance
LanguagesFrench and English

Two in the Wave (French: Deux de la Vague) is a 2010 French documentary film directed by Emmanuel Laurent.[1] The film depicts the friendship between French directors François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard.[2]

Synopsis

The film investigates the fruitful and turbulent relationship between the two influential

American film. Two in the Wave ends with the 1973 incident between Godard and Truffaut; Godard wrote a letter to Truffaut criticizing his Oscar-winning film Day for Night. Truffaut responded to the attack by writing a 20-page letter to Godard.[3]
The film is narrated by Antoine de Baecque, Truffaut biographer and former Cahiers du Cinéma editor.[4]

Reception

The film have received mixed[5] to positive reviews from critics.[6]

It has earned a 66% rating on Rotten Tomatoes.[7]

It was released on DVD by Kino Lorber[8] on February 22, 2011.[9][10]

See also

References

  1. ^ TV Guide
  2. ^ "Two In the Wave". unifrance.org. Retrieved 2014-01-18.
  3. ^ Grey, Tobias (6 May 2010). "La Révolution". New York Times. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  4. ^ French, Philip (13 February 2011). "Two in the Wave – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 December 2015.
  5. ^ Metacritic
  6. ^ Truffaut and Godard's Roles in Creating the New Wave - The New York Times
  7. ^ "Two in the Wave". Rotten Tomatoes.
  8. ^ TCM.com
  9. ^ Amazon.com
  10. ^ DVD Talk

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