Notre musique (2004)

Director:

Jean-Luc Godard

Writer:

Jean-Luc Godard (writer)

Release Date:

19 May 2004 (France)

Genre:

Drama | History

Plot:

Divided into three "kingdoms" -- Enfer (Hell), Purgatoire (Purgatory) and Paradis (Paradise) -- Notre Musique is an indictment of modern times.

Plot Keywords:

Purgatory | Hell | Sarajevo | Airplane | Religion

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Sarah Adler	...	Judith Lerner
Nade Dieu	...	Olga Brodsky
Rony Kramer	...	Ramos Garcia
Simon Eine	...	Ambassador
Jean-Christophe Bouvet	...	C. Maillard
George Aguilar	...	Indian
Ferlyn Brass	...	Himself
Leticia Gutiérrez	...	Indian
Aline Schulmann	...	Spanish Translator
Jean-Luc Godard	...	Himself
Juan Goytisolo	...	Himself
Mahmoud Darwich	...	Himself
Jean-Paul Curnier	...	Himself
Pierre Bergounioux	...	Himself
Gilles Pecqueux	...	Himself

Also Known As:

Our Music (literal English title)

Runtime:

80 min | Argentina:80 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Country:

France | Switzerland

Language:

French | Arabic | English | Hebrew | Serbo-Croatian | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/16 | Finland:K-11 (video rating) | South Korea:12 | Brazil:12 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | Argentina:13 | Sweden:7

Filming Locations:

Bosnia-Herzegovina

Company:

Avventura Films

Quotes:

Olga Brodsky: If anyone understands me, then I wasn’t clear.

Movie Connections:

References Ordet (1955)

Music in his message

"Our Music" is the result of a working man, a man that has been investigating sound and image for so many movies. As time goes by, Godard's images are simpler, but his editing has become tremendously complex.

The film rests over Dante's "Divine Comedy": Hell, Purgatory and Paradise. Hell is a montage of war stock material. Purgatory is Sarajevo today and Paradise is plain nature guarded by U.S. Marines. As usual, many of the dialogs are made up of quotes and the author is rarely quoted, because through the editing the made-up phrases become humanity's questioning.

By playing with the World's sounds and images, deconstructing time and space, the poetry comes naturally, not forced at all. Godard looks at todays technified world from a distance, mixing things and themes to see what happens, to bring up new possibilities and questions.

As usual happens with this French filmmaker, the sound design is astonishing.

If you like the work of Godard, you will love this film. If you don't like Godard's work, don't waste your time looking at this gem.