But Linklater nevertheless unveiled “Nouvelle Vague” on Saturday at the Cannes Film Festival, bringing film about the making of Jean-Luc Godard's “Breathless” to the very heart of the French film industry. It was, Linklater granted, an audacious thing to do.

Capturing the making of Jean-Luc Godard's 'Breathless,' Richard Linklater recreates French New Wave with 'Nouvelle Vague.' Watch the teaser.

This is mine," said Richard Linklater at the Cannes press conference for his latest film Nouvelle Vague, a love letter to French New Wave. Nouvelle Vague tells the story of the making of Jean-Luc Godard's Breathless.