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Jean-Luc Godard stands as one of the most innovative and important filmmakers of all time. Films such as Breathless, Contempt, A Woman Is a Woman, Les Carabiniers, Alphaville, and others during the 1950s and 1960s made him virtually synonymous with French New Wave Cinema, a movement that revolutionized filmmaking everywhere, the ripples of which are still being felt today in the films of such directors as Francis Ford Coppola, Martin Scorsese, and Quentin Tarantino. Godard was not only a filmmaker, but also a critic and theorist who wrote extensively for the influential New Wave journal Cahiers du Cinema, and he holds definite views on his chosen art form, views that have cemented his legend, and views that he discusses at length in this book that presents, for the first time in English, an important interview with him. A must for film students, and a real opportunity for all fans of these seminal films to gain a better understanding of one of cinematic history's great and legendary figures.
60 pages, Hardcover
First published January 15, 2002
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Jean-Luc Godard
97 books252 followersJean-Luc Godard is a French and Swiss filmmaker and one of the founding members of the Nouvelle Vague, or "French New Wave".
Godard was born to Franco-Swiss parents in Paris. He attended school in Nyon, Switzerland, and at the Lycée Rohmer, and the Sorbonne in Paris. During his time at the Sorbonne, he became involved with the young group of filmmakers and film theorists that gave birth to the New Wave.
Many of Godard's films challenged the conventions of Hollywood cinema, and he was often considered the most extreme New Wave filmmaker. His films often expressed his political ideologies as well as his knowledge of film history. In addition, Godards' films often cited existential and Marxist philosophy.
Godard was born to Franco-Swiss parents in Paris. He attended school in Nyon, Switzerland, and at the Lycée Rohmer, and the Sorbonne in Paris. During his time at the Sorbonne, he became involved with the young group of filmmakers and film theorists that gave birth to the New Wave.
Many of Godard's films challenged the conventions of Hollywood cinema, and he was often considered the most extreme New Wave filmmaker. His films often expressed his political ideologies as well as his knowledge of film history. In addition, Godards' films often cited existential and Marxist philosophy.
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April 14, 2023
و وقتی تو مانند بسیاری از کارگردانان بزرگ به زندگی گفتی: کات! تمامی خاطرات فیلم‌های‌ات برای‌ام زنده شد. از آن لحظه‌ی دیدن از نفس افتاده در نوجوانی و شوق وصف ناپذیرم از کشف یک هنرمند جدید تا چند روز قبلش که فیلم‌های آخرت را مرور کرده بودم. تو سینما را برای خود دوباره آفریدی و ما عشاق سینما نمی‌توانیم عاشق‌ات نباشیم
سه مصاحبه‌ی درخشان با گدار. برعکس نویسندگان کارگردانان مصاحبه‌کنندگان خوب و تیزهوشی هستند. و این سه مصاحبه در آغاز قرن جدید روایت‌گر ذهن بازی‌گوش، چند وجهی و جذاب یکی از بزرگ‌ترین هنرمندان قرن بیستم است. چگونه می‌توان عاشق‌ات نبود زمانی که برای تفهیم تبختر کارگردانان از یک فوتبالیست مثال می‌آوری؟
سه مصاحبه‌ی درخشان با گدار. برعکس نویسندگان کارگردانان مصاحبه‌کنندگان خوب و تیزهوشی هستند. و این سه مصاحبه در آغاز قرن جدید روایت‌گر ذهن بازی‌گوش، چند وجهی و جذاب یکی از بزرگ‌ترین هنرمندان قرن بیستم است. چگونه می‌توان عاشق‌ات نبود زمانی که برای تفهیم تبختر کارگردانان از یک فوتبالیست مثال می‌آوری؟
March 19, 2008
If you look at my book list one can see that I have an almost sick obsession with the works of Jean-Luc Godard. I can't ignore a book that has the word "Godard" on its spine. And this one is a real oddity. It is a hard bound around 60 page interview with the great man regarding where film is heading towards the 21st Century. It's a fascinating conversation and I would recommend it for the Godard geek. And it's obvious that I am a Godard geek.
March 5, 2022
like a film out of the French new wave, most goes over my head. but when it hits, it's beautiful. a modern critique and commentary of the film world (and sports? arts? tv? maybe life and society too) by one of the greats - Jean-Luc Godard. one of those discoveries when browsing in green apple in SF one of the last times before moving. will keep for that feeling, and the high falutin film buff in me 😂 and also it goes with my criterion collection.
+1/2 star for ending with whistler's "ten o'clock". how is this related? well, pieces are similarly beautiful and resonant to me.
+1/2 star for ending with whistler's "ten o'clock". how is this related? well, pieces are similarly beautiful and resonant to me.
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December 28, 2017
This book contains three interviews with Godard, with the first two discussing his film In Praise Of Love (Éloge de l’amour), and the third focusing mostly on Godard’s interest in sports, specifically tennis.
There’s also a lecture from 1885 called Mr Whistler’s Ten O’Clock, which I didn’t read as it didn’t seem that interesting at the time.
The interviews with Godard are quite good, and he discusses a project he’d like to make, a film about Russia having occupied France and then realising that the French have taken advantage of them and made them do everything (collect rubbish etc.) and so the Russians decide to leave France. This sounds great, and hopefully the project is realised at some point.
Godard also discusses his disappointment that his film(s) Histoire(s) du cinéma didn’t start discussions, and what’s more that they have been buried by the distributor. He also speaks about how he doesn’t think his early films were good, and is especially perplexed by the popularity of Contempt, but he notes which of his films he does like, which includes Germany Year 90.
The interviews are a good read, and the third, on his enjoyment of sports has a very funny ending with Godard revealing his “one and only dream” in life.
There’s also a lecture from 1885 called Mr Whistler’s Ten O’Clock, which I didn’t read as it didn’t seem that interesting at the time.
The interviews with Godard are quite good, and he discusses a project he’d like to make, a film about Russia having occupied France and then realising that the French have taken advantage of them and made them do everything (collect rubbish etc.) and so the Russians decide to leave France. This sounds great, and hopefully the project is realised at some point.
Godard also discusses his disappointment that his film(s) Histoire(s) du cinéma didn’t start discussions, and what’s more that they have been buried by the distributor. He also speaks about how he doesn’t think his early films were good, and is especially perplexed by the popularity of Contempt, but he notes which of his films he does like, which includes Germany Year 90.
The interviews are a good read, and the third, on his enjoyment of sports has a very funny ending with Godard revealing his “one and only dream” in life.
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