MY FIRST FRENCH NEW WAVE

My First French New Wave
Say bonjour to My First French New Wave, a playful tribute to the work of Jean-Luc Godard, François Truffaut, Agnès Varda, and other icons of La Nouvelle Vague. This stylish entry in ‘lil cinephile’s My First Movie series depicts the existential themes and technicolor dreams of cinematic landmarks from The 400 Blows to The Umbrellas of Cherbourg. Beautifully designed and illustrated, My First French New Wave is a fourth-wall breaking, camera-shaking tribute to the renegade auteurs who changed film forever.

 

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My First Giallo Horror
Welcome to the wonderful world of Italian horror with My First Giallo Horror, a tongue-in-cheek ode to the work of Dario Argento, Mario Bava, and other masters of the macabre. This thrilling entry in ‘lil cinephile’s My First Movie series features lurid thrillers and leather gloves, from giallo to phantasmagoria, all rendered with adorable, kid-friendly illustrations. While kids may be too young for Suspiria and Deep Red, they’re never too young for My First Giallo Horror.

My First Film Noir
My First Film Noir is a stylish celebration of the crime dramas, detective stories, and morality plays that left their mark on film history. This hard boiled entry in ‘lil cinephile’s My First Movie series features all of the genre’s most colorful characters — detectives, drifters, marks and grifters — rendered in gorgeous black and white (and yellow). Filled with nods to classics like Double Indemnity and Nightmare Alley, My First Film Noir is the stuff dreams are made of.

 

‘Lil Cinephile My First Movie Box Set is a trilogy of beautifully-crafted board books that will take readers of all ages on a colorful journey through cinema history. Each book is a deep dive into an entire world of films — from Noir to Giallo to French New Wave — sure to delight cinephiles as well as introduce little cinephiles to films they won’t be able to see until they’re much, much older. Written by Cory Everett and illustrated by Julie Olivi, the series is a loving tribute to some of the greatest genre films ever made.

 

‘Lil Cinephile My First Movie Box Set is an all-new series of picture books that offer a colorful, kid-friendly look at your favorite film genres. This limited-edition boxset contains the first three installments: My First Giallo Horror, My First French New Wave, and My First Film Noir.