新浪潮电影的兴衰,对于研判中国第五代乃至第六代、第七代电影的走向,是具有参照意义的。法国电影新浪潮是常见的话题。在张扬个人首创精神的法兰西,追求艺术个性、挑战成规、标新立异的先锋精神,早已化入电影的血脉。1920年代,有先锋派、印象主义、未来主义和超现实主义;1930年代,有诗意现实主义;1950—1960年代,有作者电影和新浪潮。 The rise and fall of a new wave of movies is of great significance to the judgment of the fifth and sixth generation and seventh generation films in China. The new wave of French cinema is a common topic. The pioneering spirit of France, in pursuit of artistic individuality, challenged conventions and unconventional pioneering spirit, has long been immersed in the blood of the film. In the 1920s, there were avant-garde, impressionism, futurism and surrealism. In the 1930s, there was poetical realism. In the 1950s and 1960s, there was a film and a new wave of authors.