Two in the Wave
Lorber Films | Release Date: May 21, 2010 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
59
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Mixed or average reviews based on 10 Critic Reviews
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7
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90
The New York TimesA.O. Scott
Two in the Wave honors that collaboration by carefully recounting its details and arguing for its significance. The films of Truffaut and Mr. Godard stand or fall by themselves, but together they made history. Read full review
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New York Daily NewsJoe Neumaier
For the uninitiated, this fun French documentary detailing the camaraderie and division between filmmakers François Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard reveals a time when "the cinema" was something to get excited about and literally fight over. Read full review
75
Boston GlobeWesley Morris
The documentary is primarily a work of whimsy. Read full review
60
EmpireDavid ParkinsonFeb 7, 2011
Laurent's brushstrokes always feel a little too broad to capture the finer details of the legendary New Wavers, but some fascinating archive footage saves his documentary from missing the mark altogether. Read full review
60
The Hollywood ReporterStephen Farber
While the film clips are well chosen, it's disappointing that the director often fails to identify the movies from which they are taken. Read full review
50
Boxoffice MagazineWade Major
It's certainly a story worth telling, but hardly as pivotal and all-encompassing as they would like to believe, all of which makes the effort far more exhausting than it ever should have been. Read full review
50
VarietyTodd McCarthy
The demoralizing slide of the relationship between Francois Truffaut and Jean-Luc Godard, from artistic comrades-in-arms during the thrilling creation of the nouvelle vague to name-calling enemies from the early '70s onward, is charted in overly academic and constricted fashion in Two in the Wave. Read full review
50
New York PostV.A. Musetto
An interesting but flawed look at the birth of the French New Wave. Read full review
40
Time OutKeith Uhlich
The film blows up a minor aspect of the New Wave to foolishly apocalyptic proportions, substituting gossip for gospel. Read full review
40
Village VoiceNick Pinkerton
Director Emmanuel Laurent extends de Baecque's essay with clips from Truffaut-Godard films (diminished in HD) and, rather than new interviews with contemporaries, footage of an attractive actress (Isild Le Besco) flipping through old photos and looking pensively at the entrance of the old Cinémathèque Française. Read full review
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