New Wave

This is something that we could replicate as we, the student have no budget.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0049189/

God Created Women (Et Dieu... Crea La Femme) (1956) Directed by Rodger Vadim

Starring Brigitte Bardot,Jean-Louis Trintignant and Curd Jurgens

The film is  afrench Drama about a scantily clad beauty who teases her husband, his brother and a Riviera Millionaire.

The film had a budget of $300,000 and received $4,000,000 in the box office an 3,919, 059 admissions in France.

Simple Style for a simple genre.

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0048499/

La Pointe Courte (1955)

Starring Phillipe Noiret and Sylvia Montfort

A young man who is a local of a sea side village of La Pointe Courte is having a hard time understanding why he is bored, his wife of four years is unhappy with their marriage. The couple visit La Pointe Courte as they try to resolve their problems. The Film had a Budget of $14,000.

https://www.cinematerial.com/movies/cleo-de-5-a-7-i55852

Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)

Starring Corrine Marchand

A Selfish Pop singer Cleo has two hours to wait until the result of her biopsy to come back. After an Ominous tarot card reading, she visits her friends, all of whom fail to give her the emotional support she needs. Wandering around Paris, she finally finds peace when she finds a solider from leave in a park. His troubles put her troubles into a different perspective.

https://mubi.com/notebook/posts/movie-poster-of-the-week-francois-truffauts-the-400-blows

The 400 Blows (1959)

Starring Jean-Pierre Leaud, Clare Maurier, Albert Remy and Patrick Auffray

For a young Parisian Boy Antonie Doniel, life is one difficult situation after another, surrounded by inconsiderable adults, including his neglectful parents, Antoine spends his days with best friend Rene, trying to plan for a better life. Until it goes a bit wrong...

The movie earned $30.7 Million at the Box Office

https://posteritati.com/poster/25768/shoot-the-piano-player-1962-us-one-sheet-poster

Shoot the Piano Player (1960)

Starring Charles Aznavour, Jean-Jacques Aslanian and Albert Remy

Charlie is a former pianist who has changed his name and now plays Jazz in a grimy Paris bar. When Charlie's brothers, Richard and Chico surface and ask for Charlie's help while on the run from gangsters they have scammed. Charlie helps them, but at what cost...

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0055032/

Jules and Jim (1962)

Starring Oskar Werner, Henri Serre and Jenne Moreau

In the Carefree days before World War One, Introverted Austrian Author Jules strikes up a friendship with Frenchman Jim. Both men fall for the impulsive and beautiful Catherine.

https://www.elbe.paris/en/great-french-classics/325-breathless-godard.html

Breathless (1960)

Starring Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg

Petty thug Micheal considers himself a suave bad guy in the manner of Humphery Bogart, but panics and impulsively kills a policeman while driving a stolen car. On the lam, he turns to his aspiring Journalist Girlfriend, Patricia for help.

The film had a budget of $80,000