Directed by Jean-Luc Godard • 1969 • France
Starring Juliet Berto, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Jean-Luc Godard
Alone in an abandoned television studio, two militants, Émile Rousseau (Jean-Pierre Leaud) and Patricia Lumumba (Juliet Berto), have a discourse on language. Referring to the spoken word as “the enemy”—the weapon used by the establishment to confuse liberation movements—the two deconstruct the meanings of sounds and images in an attempt to “return to zero” and truly experience the joy of learning.
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard and Jean-Pierre Gorin • 1972 • France, Italy
Starring Jane Fonda, Yves Montand
In 1972, newly radicalized Hollywood star Jane Fonda joined forces with cinematic innovator Jean-Luc Godard and collaborator Jean-Pierre Gorin in an unholy artistic alliance that resulted i...
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard • 1980 • France
Starring Isabelle Huppert, Jacques Dutronc, Nathalie Baye
After a decade in the wilds of avant-garde and early video experimentation, Jean-Luc Godard returned to commercial cinema with this star-driven work of social commentary, while remaining defiant...
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard • 2010 • France
Starring Catherine Tanvier, Christian Sinniger, Jean-Marc Stehlé
Legendary director Jean-Luc Godard’s FILM SOCIALISME is a remarkable and provocative essay on the state of Mediterranean life, culture, and history. It is split into three parts, the firs...