The "Khudozhestvenny" cinema invites you to the retrospective "Time of the New Wave" - a special program dedicated to the premiere of Richard Linklater's film "New Wave", in which the director addresses the era of French cinema of the 1960s. The screenings will unite the spirit of change: it was then that a new generation of filmmakers emerged in France, deciding to shoot films differently - spontaneously, boldly, outside studios and rules. On the big screen - films by Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Agnès Varda, and Jean-Pierre Melville, whose works set the tone for an entire direction in world cinema. The term "new wave" first appeared in the French press in the 1950s and soon came to denote an entire generation of directors who emerged from film criticism. Godard, Truffaut, Varda, and their colleagues shot without sets, with handheld cameras and live sound, creating an effect of presence. These principles laid the foundation for independent cinema worldwide and influenced American and European cinema in the following decades. Audiences can look forward to screenings of the films that started the "new wave": "The 400 Blows", "Cléo from 5 to 7", "The Outsiders", and other films where the classics of cinema intertwine with boldness and the spirit of experimentation. Each film is a step towards lively, dynamic cinema that has rejected studio templates and strict scripts. The retrospective will open on October 24 with Linklater's film, which tells the story of the making of Godard's legendary film "Breathless". At its center is the creative energy of Paris in the late 1950s: actors' improvisations, filming on the streets without permission, random passersby in the frame. This is not just a story about the creation of a cult film, but a love letter to the era when cinema was reborn. The "Time of the New Wave" festival is an opportunity to see on the big screen films that changed the perception of directing, acting, and the very language of cinema. You can find the schedule of screenings and more information on the cinema's website.