Cahiers du cinéma No. 138 - December 1962

This issue of "Cahiers du Cinéma" from December 1962 focuses heavily on the French New Wave ("Nouvelle Vague"), featuring extensive interviews with three key filmmakers emerging from the magazine's own ranks: Claude Chabrol, Jean-Luc Godard, and François Truffaut. These conversations delve into their views on criticism, their influences, their approaches to filmmaking, and their own filmographies. The magazine also includes a substantial dictionary of 162 new French directors, with brief critical assessments, and a section reflecting on the economic challenges facing the "Nouvelle Vague." There is a particular emphasis on production, distribution, and the evolution of audience taste in the French cinematic landscape.