The influence of The French New Wave

I have decided to use the information from this source because of its great detail of French cinema before the French New Wave started and how it all started. It also gives some context of how life in France influenced the films that were being made. It mentions how French cinema at the time mirrored how unstable France was economically after the war.

This part of the source describes how the 'Cahiers du Cinema' was founded in 1951. The magazine was where the young French filmmakers could express how they felt about the French films of the time. Godard, Rohmer and Rivette challenged each others opinions on film and how they believed films should be made. Bazin, one of the four founders of the magazine, however believed that films should reflect the directors "personal vision". Bazin also preferred films that showed the harsh reality of the French lifestyle of the time.

Source: https://thefilmstage.com/features/the-classroom-french-new-wave-the-influencing-of-the-influencers/