Tag Archives: Jean-Luc Godard

Generation 1965 (film: Masculin féminin – Jean-Luc Godard, 1966)

The best tribute we can pay to a filmmaker who is no longer with us is to watch his films. Discuss them with our movie-loving friends. Write about them. Jean-Luc Godard‘s death created the opportunity to watch or re-watch some … Continue reading

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the eye of Godard (film: Pierrot le Fou – Jean-Luc Godard, 1965)

The departure of Jean-Paul Belmondo gave us, the cinema lovers, the opportunity to see for the first time or to watch again some of the remarkable films that marked his career which started over 60 years ago. ‘Pierrot le fou’ … Continue reading

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top of the wave (film: A bout de souffle – Jean-Luc Godard, 1960)

MyBelmondo cure this week concludes with ‘A bout de souffle‘, Godard‘s 1960 film, a film I love so much that I unhesitatingly gave it a very rare 10/10 on IMDB. Why do I really like this movie? In my opinion, … Continue reading

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the failing marriage of a goddess (Film: Le mépris – Jean-Luc Goddard, 1963)

‘Le Mepris‘ (‘Contempt‘) is an attempt by Jean-Luc Godard to use a ‘state-of-the-art’ format and cinema technology for the year 1963, when the film was made. What does Godard do when he has a screen format and film usually reserved … Continue reading

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unskilled robbers (Film: Bande à part – Jean-Luc Godard, 1964)

Jean-Luc Godard‘s films belong to a category of movies that are more interesting to talk about than to see. I do not want this statement to sound too pejorative, that’s not the intention, especially because I love the discussions about … Continue reading

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art or revolution (Frilm: Le Redoutable – Michel Hazanavicius, 2017)

The French invented cinema and the Americans turned it into a big industry. If Hollywood loves making films about Hollywood, why should not make the French also films about the French cinema? Especially if we are talking about a director … Continue reading

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Godard – father of inventions (Film: Vivre sa vie – Jean-Luc Godard, 1962)

I usually try to form my opinion about films based on how entertaining or interesting or enriching or none of these I felt that they were during the time spent watching them. Only afterwards I try to understand why I … Continue reading

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