By Miranda Murray CANNES, France (Reuters) -Acclaimed U.S. director Richard Linklater initially thought his film about the French New Wave movement, "Nouvelle Vague," would never be shown at theatres in France due to his nationality,

The American indie cinema icon's love letter to the French New Wave, shot in black and white and told entirely in French, found its perfect launch pad at the world's most glamorous film festival.

Richard Linklater’s Cannes Competition title 'Nouvelle Vague' had its world premiere the Palais this evening and was welcomed with a 11-minute ovation.