Le Nouveau monde is a 1995 French drama film[2] directed by Alain Corneau[3] about post-World War II France, starring Nicolas Chatel and Sarah Grappin.

Patrick Carrion (Nicolas Chatel) is a young boy who worships all things American, and comes of age in a small village near a U.S. military base.

He has a pleasant French life with a lovely girlfriend, Marie-José Vire (Sarah Grappin) and happy family.

But one day, he meets an American soldier named Will Caberra (James Gandolfini) which changes his life forever.

Under the soldier's tutelage, the boy follows his dream of becoming a drummer and falling in love with an American girl Trudy Wadd (Alicia Silverstone).