"It’s a picture that stands strong on the side of art, of history, of working to solve the puzzle of things that maybe at first you don’t fully understand. It’s both a shout of joy and a call to arms. It’s all about the bold, muscular act of caring."

"A labor of love and a product of considerable craft, Richard Linklater’s Nouvelle Vague... is more than just a valentine to the French New Wave; the film is also a stealth showcase for a filmmaker [Godard] rarely heralded (or for that matter, tribuned) for his technical sophistication."