Godard Jean

This compendium of original essays offers invaluable insights into the life and works of one of the most important and influential directors in the history of cinema, exploring his major films, philosophy, politics, and connections to other critics and directors. …

Issu de la bourgeoisie protestante, cinéaste culte d'A bout de souffle et de Pierrot le fou, chef de bande de la Nouvelle Vague, agitateur des années gauchistes, publicitaire de lui-même, aujourd'hui ermite de Rolle, J.-L. Godard aura 80 ans en 2010.
Prix de la Revue des deux mondes 2010. …

Dante Alighieri, born in Florence in 1265, was at once a poet and an important political figure of his time. His celebrated Divine Comedy relates his supposed descent to Hell and slow ascent to Paradise. Godard’s operatic treatment of his life (1890) skilfully juxtaposes the political milieu – crowd scenes in Florence and the quarrel between Guelfs and Ghibellines – with the expression of the courtly love he feels for Beatrice, betrothed to his friend Bardi.

'Jean-Luc Godard, Dictionnaire des passions' propose d’approcher l’univers du cinéaste de manière originale, ludique, intrigante, inhabituelle. Jean-Luc Douin jalonne la vie et l’oeuvre de Jean-Luc Godard, les épisodes marquants de sa biographie, les thèmes qui lui sont familiers, et les correspondances souterraines qui relient les uns aux autres, au fil de 250 entrées qui déclinent des films (longs ou courts), des collaborateurs, des maîtres littéraires ou cinématographiques, des comédiens, des comédiennes. …

Jean-Luc Godard, like many of his European contemporaries, came to filmmaking through film criticism. This collection of essays and interviews, ranging from his early efforts for La Gazette du Cinema to his later writings for Cahiers du Cinema, reflects his dazzling intelligence, biting wit, maddening judgments, and complete unpredictability. …