Being into French cinema has always been shorthand for “this guy films.” What did French cinema do that was so revolutionary?

Question

Pretty much above. Do old French films still hold up? Or was it just that they were doing things nobody else was?

In: 4

Answer 1

They were among the first to show that you could make smart, personal, funny, etc. movies on a tiny budge that needn’t come from Hollywood or a huge filming industry.

Answer 2

They were among the first to show that you could make smart, personal, funny, etc. movies on a tiny budge that needn’t come from Hollywood or a huge filming industry.

Answer 3

They were among the first to show that you could make smart, personal, funny, etc. movies on a tiny budge that needn’t come from Hollywood or a huge filming industry.