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US releases (mostly Zone 1 only) - New Wave

		Jean-Luc Godard's "Breathless" (1961), a defining film of the French New Wave
		Francois Truffaut's "Les 400 coups" - a poignant film about childhood loneliness and one of the landmarks of the French New Wave.
		François Truffaut's Adventures of Antoine Doinel (The 400 Blows / Antoine & Colette / Stolen Kisses / Bed & Board / Love on the Run, plus Les Mistons) - Criterion Collection
		Jean-Luc Godard's "Alphaville" (1965): FBI agent Lemmy Caution investigates in this stylish surreal sci-fi/thriller spoof.
		Claude Lelouch's Oscar winning "A Man and a Woman" (1966)
		Eric Rohmer's New Wave romantic masterpiece, "My Night at Maud's" (1970)
		Anouk Aimee stars in Jacques Demy's "Lola" (1961), a rare gem of the French New Wave
		Gene Kelly and Catherine Deneuve star in "The Young Girls of Rochefort", an exuberant romantic comedy musical from Jacques Demy
		Catherine Deneuve stars in Jacques Demy's "The Umbrellas of Cherbourg" (1964), an unforgettable, highly poignant musical romance
		Alain Resnais' "Night and Fog" - Criterion Collection
		Alain Resnais' masterpiece of love and memory, "Hiroshima Mon Amour" - Criterion Collection (1960)