Notre musique: Godard’s Shot/Reverse Shot Ruminations on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Christopher Weedman March 2013 CTEQ Annotations on Film An admitted anti-Zionist with a history of ardent support for Palestinian opposition to Israel, Jean-Luc Godard frequently uses his films as a forum in which to ruminate on this contentious political conflict. ...
Prénom Carmen Lee Hill February 2013 CTEQ Annotations on Film Jean-Luc Godard’s Prénom Carmen (First Name: Carmen, 1983) is the third film, after Sauve qui peut (la vie) (Every Man for Himself/Slow Motion, 1980) and Passion (1982), in a busy period in the 1980s that boldl...
Two or Three Things I Know About Her Hamish Ford February 2013 CTEQ Annotations on Film Deux ou trois choses que je sais d’elle (Two or Three Things I Know About Her, 1967) is a very special entry in the remarkable filmography of Jean-Luc Godard, a figure I believe Geoffrey Nowell-Smith is justifi...
godard english cannes: The Reception of Film Socialisme‘s “Navajo English” Subtitles Samuel Bréan October 2011 Feature Articles Samuel Bréan, founding member of the French Association of Audiovisual Translators, offers some absorbing insights in to Godard’s subtitling strategies.
Godard’s Comic Strip Mise-en-Scène Drew Morton December 2009 Feature Articles Taking the three films Made in USA, La Chinoise and Tout va bien as a focus, Drew Morton looks at how Jean-Luc Godard (and Jean-Pierre Gorin in the latter case) engaged with the art of the comic strip.
Vivre sa vie: An Introduction and A to Z Roland-François Lack August 2008 Before the Revolution Roland-François Lack provides an informative lexicon to this early masterpiece by Godard.
“Mange ta soupe”: Introduction to the Bourseillers on Jean-Luc Godard Sally Shafto August 2008 Before the Revolution Published here for the first time in English, translator Sally Shafto provides a brief context for the two pieces that follow by Antoine and Christophe Bourseiller on their encounters with Godard.
“1963-1968. Paris: The Godard Years” Antoine Bourseiller August 2008 Before the Revolution A chapter from Bourseiller’s memoir Sans relâche: Histoires d’une vie which offers a rich and moving account of his friendship with Godard.
Excerpts from L’Aventure moderne Christophe Bourseiller August 2008 Before the Revolution Some salient passages from Christophe Bourseiller’s memoirs on growing up in the 1960s. Christophe is one-time child actor for Godard, Maoist and Situationist.
Histoire(s) du cinéma Alifeleti Brown March 2008 CTEQ Annotations on Film Histoire(s) du cinéma (1988-1998 France/Switzerland 265 Mins) Program 1a: “Toutes les historie(s)” (“All the stories”) 51 mins; Program 1b: “Une histoire seule” (“A Lone story”) 42 mins; Program 2a: “Seu...
The American Friend: Tom Luddy on Jean-Luc Godard Brad Stevens August 2007 Feature Articles Tom Luddy was the principal conduit for almost all of Godard’s forays into the North American film scene. From Godard’s ‘Dziga Vertov’ tours to his association with Francis Coppola’s Zoetrope, Luddy played a crucial role.
Le Gai savoir Steve Jankowiak February 2007 Cinema Engagé Reflections on Jean-Luc Godard’s 1969 essay-film and his avowed “return to zero” as a filmmaker.
Jean-Luc Godard Exhibition: Travel(s) in Utopia, Jean-Luc Godard 1946-2006, In Search of a Lost Theorem Alex Munt July 2006 Special Dossiers, The Godard Museum Insightful reflections on the major Godard exhibition at the Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris.
On Painting and History in Godard’s Histoire(s) du cinéma Sally Shafto July 2006 Special Dossiers, The Godard Museum “What are all these paintings doing in a history of cinema?” The author gives an answer in her analysis of Godard’s monumental video work, which approximates André Malraux’s concept of the imaginary museum.
Leap into the Void: Godard and the Painter Sally Shafto May 2006 Cinema and the Pictorial “In painting, I know of no one who went further than Nicolas de Staël.” – Jean-Luc Godard. An insightful discussion of the profound affinities between the great painter and the equally great filmmaker who held his work in such high esteem.
British Sounds Jonathan Dawson October 2005 CTEQ Annotations on Film British Sounds (1969 UK/France 54 mins) Source: NFVLS Prod Co: Kestrel Productions for LWT Prod: Irving Teitelbaum Dir, Scr: Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Henri Roger Phot: Charles Stewart Editor: Elizabeth Kozm...
La Chinoise, ou plutôt à la chinoise: un film en train de se faire Darragh O’Donoghue October 2005 CTEQ Annotations on Film La Chinoise, ou plutôt à la chinoise (1967 France 90 mins) Source: ACMI Collections/FE Prod Co: Productions de la Guéville/Parc Films/Athos-Films/Simar Films/Anouchka Films Dir, Scr: Jean-Luc Godard Phot...
Nostalgia for the Present: The Godard Renaissance Continued Glen W. Norton April 2005 Feature Articles Appropriately, Jean-Luc Godard's cinema remains an endless source of fascination for film criticism. Another account of Godard's æsthetics from a passionate admirer.
