The French New Wave research

Closely watched films: an introduction to the art of narrative film technique:
The 400 blows is considered a historical importance due to its instant critical and comercial success. Truffaut was 27 when he made the 400 Blows in 1959,The film is autobiographical and is considered a "psychologically acute portrait of the artist as a young man". The 400 blows helped launch the French wave movement. The French new wave was relatively short and lasted from 1959 to 1963. Young French filmmakers were influenced

New Waves in Cinema book research:

The Politique Des Auteurs
"1946 proved to be a momentous one for French cinema" The war was over so American films could play in Parisian cinemas again. Prominent directors at the time were: Hitchcock, Howard Hawks, Nicholas Ray, John Ford and Orson Welles. "Truffaut later claimed to have seen Citizen Kane over 30 times."  French films that were previously banned were now available with two important previously banned films being 'Zero de conduite' ( Zero for Conduct, 1933 Jean Vigo) and 'La Regle du jeu'( The rules of the Game, 1939, Jean Renoir) Both if these films had an anti-authority feel which was a huge influence. These films showed the French people that they could make films just as well as the Americans could.


Bibliography:

New Waves in Cinema - Sean Martin
Closely watched films: an introduction to the art of narrative film technique - Marilyn Fabe