Jean-Luc Godard (1930–2022)


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Jean-Luc Godard was born in Paris on December 3, 1930, the second of four children in a bourgeois Franco-Swiss family. His father was a doctor who owned a private clinic, and his mother came from a preeminent family of Swiss bankers. During World War II Godard became a naturalized citizen of Switzerland and attended school in Nyons, Switzerland. ... See full bio »

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(age 91) in Rolle, Switzerland

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Known For

(1962)
Hullu Pierrot Director
(1965)
(1960)
(1963)

Filmography

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 2018 Le livre d'image (Documentary)
 2014 Les Ponts de Sarajevo (segment "Le pont des soupirs")
 2014 Khan Khanne (Short)
 2013 3x3D (segment "The Three Disasters")
 2010 Tribute to Éric Rohmer (Short)
 2008 Une catastrophe (Short)
 2006/I Ecce Homo (Short)
 2006 Four Short Films (Video documentary)
 2006 Reportage amateur Maquette expo (Documentary)
 2006 Vrai faux passeport (Documentary)
 2004 Prières pour Refusniks (Short)
 2002 Dans le noir du temps (Short)
 2002 Ten Minutes Older: The Cello (segment "Dans le noir du temps")
 2002 Liberté et patrie (Video short)
 2000 The Old Place (Documentary)
 2000 De l'origine du XXIe siècle (Short documentary)
 1989-1999 Histoire(s) du cinéma (TV Mini Series documentary) (8 episodes)
- Le contrôle de l'univers (1999) ... (uncredited)
- La monnaie de l'absolu (1999) ... (uncredited)
- Fatale beauté (1994) ... (uncredited)
 1998 Adieu au TNS (Short)
 1996 Plus Oh! (Music Video short)
 1996 Espoir/Microcosmos (TV Short)
 1996 Le monde comme il ne va pas (TV Short)
 1995 Century of Cinema (TV Series documentary) (1 episode)
 1993 Je vous salue, Sarajevo (Video short)
 1993 Voi minua (uncredited)
 1992 L'enfance de l'art (Short)
 1991 Contre l'oubli (segment "Pour Thomas Wainggai, Indonésie")
 1991 The King of Ads (Documentary) (segment "Closed Jeans/Marithé & François Girbaud commercial")
 1991 Allemagne 90 neuf zéro (TV Movie)
 1990 Maailman lapset (Documentary) (segment "L'enfance de l'art", uncredited)
 1990 Metamorphojean (Short)
 1990 Nouvelle vague (uncredited)
 1988 Closed (Short)
 1988 Les Français vus par (TV Mini Series) (1 episode)
- Le dernier mot (1988)
 1988 On s'est tous défilé (Short)
 1988 Puissance de la parole (Short)
 1987 Closed Jeans (Short)
 1987 Godard muina miehinä (as Monsieur Godard)
 1987 Aria (segment "Armide")
 1987 King Lear
 1986 Meetin' WA (Documentary short)
 1985 Soft and Hard (Documentary)
 1985 Salapoliisi
 1985 Terve, Maria
 1982 Scénario du film 'Passion' (Documentary)
 1982 Lettre à Freddy Buache (Documentary short)
 1982 Intohimo
 1981 Sauve la vie (qui peut) (Documentary)
 1981 Une bonne à tout faire (Short)
 1977 Faut pas rêver (TV Short)
 1977 France/tour/détour/deux/enfants (TV Mini Series documentary) (12 episodes)
- Rêve/Morale (1977)
- Pouvoir/Musique (1977)
- Roman/Economie (1977)
 1976 Ici et ailleurs (Documentary)
 1975 Numéro deux (Documentary)
 1972 Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still (Documentary) (uncredited)
 1971 Schick After Shave (Short)
 1971 1 P.M. (Documentary)
 1971 Vladimir et Rosa (uncredited)
 1971 Lotte in Italia (uncredited)
 1970 Itätuuli (uncredited)
 1970 British Sounds (Documentary)
 1970 Pravda (Documentary) (uncredited)
 1969 Le gai savoir
 1969 Amore e rabbia (segment "L'Amore")
 1968 Cinétracts (Documentary) (segment "1, 7-10, 12-16, 23, 40", uncredited)
 1968 Film-Tract n° 1968 (Short)
 1968 One + One (Documentary)
 1967 Viikonloppu
 1967 Loin du Vietnam (Documentary) (segment "Camera-Eye")
 1967 Kiinatar
 1967 Maailman vanhin ammatti (segment "Anticipation, ou l'amour en l'an 2000")
 1966 Made in USA (as JLG)
 1965 Hullu Pierrot
 1965 Paris vu par... (segment "Montparnasse-Levallois")
 1964 Reportage sur Orly (Documentary short)
 1964 Aviovaimo
 1964 Maailman hienoimmat huijaukset (segment "Le Grand escroc", scenes deleted)
 1964 Laittomat (as Cinéma: JeanLuc Godard)
 1963 Karabinieerit
 1963 Ro.Go.Pa.G. (segment "Il nuovo mondo")
 1963 Pieni sotilas
 1962 7 kuolemansyntiä (segment "La paresse")
 1961 Une histoire d'eau (Short)
 1958 Charlotte ja Jules (Short)
 1958 Opération 'Béton' (Documentary short)
 1955 Une femme coquette (Short) (as Hans Lucas)
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Personal Details

Other Works:

TV commercial (France): Directed commercial for Parisienne cigarettes

Publicity Listings:

1 Biographical Movie | 32 Print Biographies | 1 Portrayal | 5 Interviews | 35 Articles | 2 Pictorials | 2 Magazine Cover Photos | See more »


Alternate Names:

Cinéma | J.-L. Godard | JL Godard | Monsieur Godard | Godard | Jean-Luc Goddard | JLG | Jean-Luc | Hans Lucas | Moi même

Height:

5' 6½" (1.69 m)

Spouse:

Anne Wiazemsky  (divorced) | See more »

Parents:

Monod, Odile | Paul Godard

Relatives:

Julien Monod, (grandparent) | See more »
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Personal Quote:

I write essays in the form of novels, or novels in the form of essays. I'm still as much of a critic as I ever was during the time of 'Cahiers du Cinema.' The only difference is that instead of writing criticism, I now film it. See more »

Trivia:

Retrospective at the 10th New Horizons Film Festival (2010). 98 of his film have been shown. See more »

Trademark:

[Jump-cuts] His Viimeiseen hengenvetoon (1960) popularized the use of jump-cutting and ignoring the 180 degree line. See more »

Nickname:

JLG

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