French cinema

It is no secret that France is the cultural capital of the world. Sitting around discussing art, literature and philosophy in quaint-little cafés, the French are undoubtedly a tasteful and suave lot. Their films are [...]

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Raymond Cauchetier captured the New Wave’s biggest stars and films, but never reached the same level of fame as the actors and directors he photographed.

During the U.S. involvement in World War II, the Hollywood film industry cooperated closely with the government to support its war-aims information campaign. Following the declaration of war on Japan, the government created a Bureau of Motion Picture Affairs to coordinate the production of entertainment features with patriotic, morale-boosting themes and messages about the “American way of life,” the nature of the enemy and the allies, civilian responsibility on the home front, and the…

Pour célébrer le 100e anniversaire de Raymond Cauchetier, la galerie James Hyman présente à la vente des photographies signées et en édition limitée

If you think typeface isn’t an important element comprising a film’s aesthetic and conveying its story, you’re deeply mistaken. Don’t believe it? Try watching this video of mismatched fonts used in famous movie title sequences and see if there’s a…

As Jean-Luc Godard’s French New Wave masterpiece Vivre sa vie arrives on Blu-ray, we remember 10 of the best movies to come out of a movement that changed cinema forever.