jean-luc godard

‘Early Shorts of the French New Wave’ Breaks Through Stolid Filmmaking

‘Early Shorts of the French New Wave’ Breaks Through Stolid Filmmaking

These 18 short films in Early Shorts of the French New Wave showcase a consistency of personal expression, handheld style, and filming in the street.

On Jean-Luc Godard’s Game of Despair, ‘Pierrot le fou’

We Must Not Mean What We Say: On Godard’s ‘Le Petit Soldat’

We Must Not Mean What We Say: On Godard’s ‘Le Petit Soldat’

While philosopher Stanley Cavell endeavors to show that we must mean what we say, Godard’s Bruno Forestier of Le Petit Soldat suggests that we simply cannot and must not mean what we say.

A Private Revolution: Jean-Luc Godard’s Second Wave

A Private Revolution: Jean-Luc Godard’s Second Wave

Jean-Luc Godard's cinematic oddities First Name: Carmen, Détective, and Hélas pour moi, newly released on Blu-ray from Kino Lorber, embody the vast landscape of possibilities open to the director during the '80s and '90s.

What Makes Michel Piccoli’s Characters So Timelessly Compelling?

What Makes Michel Piccoli’s Characters So Timelessly Compelling?

In Piccoli's characters there are always at least two selves—an outer self that strikes out at the world with aplomb and confidence and an inner self that crouches diffidently behind the façade, hoping not to be found out, hoping to get away with the deception.

Down with Pleasure: The Lost Films of Jean-Luc Godard and Jean-Pierre Gorin

Down with Pleasure: The Lost Films of Jean-Luc Godard and Jean-Pierre Gorin

Arrow Films and Kino-Lorber offer hard-to-find works of Godard and Gorin.

TIFF 2017: Le Redoutable

TIFF 2017: Le Redoutable

Blinded by love for Godard, Le Redoutable is an uncritically sexist bore.
Les Durs and the Anatomy of the (French) Tough Guy: Gabin, Ventura, and Belmondo

Les Durs and the Anatomy of the (French) Tough Guy: Gabin, Ventura, and Belmondo

At Les Durs (The Tough Guys) Film Fest, the tough guy is a bulwark against decay; he's the guarantor of value -- even if that value is compromised by the world around him.
Jean-Luc Godard and the 3D Dog: An Actress’ Tale

Jean-Luc Godard and the 3D Dog: An Actress’ Tale

Starring in a film directed by Jean-Luc Godard is an intimidating prospect (especially when it's in 3D), but not only did Héloise Godet rise to the challenge, she's starting to get rave reviews of her own.
The Magical Presence of Anna Karina: More Than Godard’s Muse

The Magical Presence of Anna Karina: More Than Godard’s Muse

It’s not that Anna Karina couldn’t act, but that she didn’t have to. Her physical presence was the art, and her beauty, in and of itself, was a significant contribution to the culture.
‘Room 237’ and The History of Cinematic Representations of Cinephilia

‘Room 237’ and The History of Cinematic Representations of Cinephilia

Room 237 is one of the only films that respects and even admires cinephilia and its various forms.

Boundaries Are Fictions in Godard’s ‘Breathless’