The idea is simple: A married woman and a single man meet. They love, they argue, fists fly. A dog strays between town and country. The seasons pass. The man and woman meet again. The dog finds itself between them. The other is in one, the one is in the other and they are three. The former husband shatters everything. A second film begins: the same as the first, and yet not. From the human race we pass to metaphor. This ends in barking and a baby’s cries. Read More »
Héloïse Godet
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Jean-Luc Godard – Adieu au langage (2014) (DVD)
2011-2020DramaExperimentalFranceJean-Luc Godard -
Various – Loin Du Vietnam AKA Far From Vietnam (1967)
1961-1970Amos Vogel: Film as a Subversive ArtFrancePoliticsVariousSynopsis by Dan Pavlides
Six directors combined efforts for this 1967 documentary, a searing anti-American indictment of U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Alain Resnais, William Klein, Joris Ivens, Agnes Varda, Claude Lelouch, and Jean-Luc Goddard all direct segments. They are quick to point out that the U.S. is radically divided about their country’s policy to stop the threat of communism.Read More » -
Jean-Luc Godard – Adieu au langage AKA Goodbye to Language (2014)
2011-2020ArthouseExperimentalFranceJean-Luc GodardSUMMARY: “It’s a simple subject. A married woman and a single man meet. They love each other, fight, blows rain down. A dog wanders between town and countryside. Seasons pass. The man and woman get back together. The dog comes between them. The other is in one of them. One of them is in the other. And then there are three people. The ex-husband makes everything explode. A second film begins. The same as the first. And yet, not. From the human species, we move on to metaphor. It will end in barking. And a baby’s cries.” JLGRead More »