On Jean-Luc Godard’s Game of Despair, ‘Pierrot le fou’
Pierrot le fou is filled with cars, guns, cash, and books, but Godard is more interested in what exists between these "definite things", namely the thoughts inhabiting empty space.
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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 in a very important sense, 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
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?
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
Arrow Films and Kino-Lorber offer hard-to-find works of Godard and Gorin.
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
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
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
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 is one of the only films that respects and even admires cinephilia and its various forms.
Boundaries Are All Fictions in Godard’s “Breathless”
Even now, after countless reviews and essays, it's easy to be captivated by the way Godard obfuscates our expectations for cinematic art.