In “Nouvelle Vague,” Linklater takes viewers to 1950s Paris and gives “enchanting film lessons”

By fictionally recreating behind the scenes of the filming of “Acossado” by Jean-Luc Godard, according to the same aesthetic and narrative parameters as the black and white masterpiece starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg, Linklater offers much more than a simulacrum: it is as if the viewer were transported in a time machine to a Paris where a group of young directors were offering new and fascinating cinema.

Apart from a few outbursts from Godard and the irritation of Seberg, an American actress who was not used to working without a script, the filming of “Acossado” took place without major problems.

“New Wave” can therefore focus on details such as the advice Godard receives from directors like Rossellini and Melville, his beliefs about creative freedom and the importance of collective work, with each member of the team identified as they appear on screen.

With this charming cinema lesson, Linklater (author of the Nouvellevagienne trilogy “Before Sunrise/Sunset/Midnight”) pleases those who know Truffaut, Godard and others. and can encourage the lay viewer to broaden their horizons.