He first became interested in films after seeing Godard 's Breathless in his freshman year at Princeton .
He is the author of a biography of French New Wave film director Jean - Luc Godard and is writing a book about the New Wave .
author first became interested in films after seeing film director 's Breathless in author 's freshman year at Princeton .
He is the author of a biography of French New Wave film director Jean - Luc Godard and is writing a book about the New Wave .