Overview

• Netflix’s $4 million purchase of 'Nouvelle Vague' marks the highest domestic outlay ever for a French-language title.
• The black-and-white homage to the French New Wave and Godard’s 'Breathless' received an 11-minute standing ovation at its Cannes debut.
• Richard Linklater’s first French-language feature stars Guillaume Marbeck as Jean-Luc Godard, Zoey Deutch as Jean Seberg and Aubry Dullin as Jean-Paul Belmondo.
• After its mandatory two-week theatrical run in U.S. cinemas, the film will be released on Netflix later this year.
• Distribution rights have been secured across multiple territories, highlighting Netflix’s expanding investment in foreign-language cinema.