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**Headline: Linklater’s French New Wave Homage “Nouvelle Vague” Dazzles Cannes, Earns Standing Ovation**
CANNES, FRANCE – Richard Linklater’s highly anticipated “Nouvelle Vague,” a period drama chronicling the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s iconic “Breathless,” has premiered to resounding acclaim at the 2025 Cannes Film Festival. The film, which debuted in competition, received a rapturous six-and-a-half-minute standing ovation following its screening, with the cast embracing and leading actress Zoey Deutch blowing kisses to the enthralled audience.
The premiere was a celebratory affair from the outset, with Linklater and Deutch spotted dancing and singing on the red carpet before ascending the Palais steps. Linklater also shared a warm exchange with Quentin Tarantino before the film began. Tarantino, a Cannes veteran, visibly moved by the movie, enthusiastically joined in the prolonged applause.
“It means so much for us to be here tonight,” Linklater told the audience as the ovation subsided. “Over a year ago we were filming right here. And we all said: ‘wouldn’t it be amazing if we could end up here showing our movie. It would be crazy to be here.’ And here we are! Cinema is magic. It meant so much to us to try and recreate the time and place. It means so much in film history, and it meant so much to each cast member, every crew member. Everybody worked so hard to try and get it right and recreate this moment. And thank you for this moment.”
“Nouvelle Vague” stars Guillaume Marbeck as Jean-Luc Godard, Deutch as Jean Seberg, and Aubry Dullin as Jean-Paul Belmondo. Notably, the film marks Linklater’s first foray into French-language filmmaking.
Critics have echoed the audience’s enthusiasm. Variety’s Owen Gleiberman hailed the film as a standout of the festival, praising Marbeck’s uncanny resemblance to Godard and the overall quality of the production. Linklater, who has long cited Godard as a major influence, previously described the film as a passion project, reflecting his deep reverence for cinema as an art form. He said Godard taught him an “absolute love and dedication to cinema.”
This marks another successful festival appearance for Linklater, who recently premiered his Lorenz Hart biopic, “Blue Moon,” starring Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, and Andrew Scott, at the Berlin International Film Festival in February. Scott won a Silver Bear for supporting performance. Sony Pictures Classics will release “Blue Moon” later this year. Linklater’s “Hit Man,” starring Glen Powell, premiered at Venice in 2023 and achieved streaming success on Netflix.
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