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The use of color in French New Wave cinema by three founding directors of the movement is the focus of this paper. The directors and films analyzed are: Agnes Varda's 'Cleo from 5 to 7' (1961) and 'Happiness' (1965); Jean-Luc Godard's Crazy Pete' (1965) and 'Two or Three Things I Know about Her'; and, Francois Truffaut's 'Stolen Kisses' (1968) and 'The Bride Wore Black' (1968). The paper also considers other innovations in this genre of film.

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"The use of color or mixing color and black-and-white in the films of French New Wave cinema represented one of many innovations of directors responsible for this genre of films. Agnes Varda, Jean-Luc Godard and Francois Truffaut all made films mixing black-and-white and color black-and-white films and color films. The films of these French New Wave directors that mix black-and-white and color and are in full color will be the subject of this research. The use of color was employed for a..."

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