Positif and European film-journal coverage of New Wave directors, 1952–1970

1. Positif founded in Lyon as film journal

   May 1, 1952Labels: Positif, Lyon

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2. Positif enters rivalry with Cahiers du cinéma

   Jan 1, 1953Labels: Positif, Cahiers du

   • Cahiers issue 1
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3. Editorial work shifts from Lyon to Paris

   Jan 1, 1954Labels: Positif, Paris

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4. Positif appears under Éric Losfeld’s editorship

   Jan 1, 1959Labels: ric Losfeld, Positif

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5. Hiroshima mon amour expands New Wave debates

   Jan 1, 1959Labels: Hiroshima mon, Alain Resnais

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6. Cannes launches broader visibility for New Wave

   May 4, 1959Labels: Cannes Film, Les Quatre

   • Cannes Truffaut
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7. Positif maintains skeptical stance toward Nouvelle Vague

   Dec 1, 1959Labels: Positif, Nouvelle Vague

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8. Breathless intensifies arguments about film form

   Jan 1, 1960Labels: bout de, Jean Luc

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9. Positif expands toward an encyclopedic news format

   Jan 1, 1960Labels: Positif, magazine format

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10. Michel Ciment joins Positif’s editorial committee

    Jan 1, 1963Labels: Michel Ciment, Positif

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11. Ciment becomes editor in chief, shaping post‑New Wave coverage

    Jan 1, 1966Labels: Michel Ciment, Positif

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12. Cannes 1968 is canceled amid national unrest

    May 19, 1968Labels: Cannes 1968, French protests

    • Cannes history
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    • Criterion Cannes

13. By 1970, Positif’s journal rivalry becomes a legacy framework

    Dec 1, 1970Labels: Positif, Cahiers du

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    • Positif history
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