Origins of the 21st Century

Original title: De l'origine du XXIe siècle

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Commissioned by the heads of the 2000 Cannes Film Festival to make an opening-night short commemorating cinema as it enters its second full century, Godard instead offers up a 17-minute barr... Read allCommissioned by the heads of the 2000 Cannes Film Festival to make an opening-night short commemorating cinema as it enters its second full century, Godard instead offers up a 17-minute barrage of re-edited footage of wars and Nazi atrocities, interspersed with clips of Maurice C... Read allCommissioned by the heads of the 2000 Cannes Film Festival to make an opening-night short commemorating cinema as it enters its second full century, Godard instead offers up a 17-minute barrage of re-edited footage of wars and Nazi atrocities, interspersed with clips of Maurice Chevalier in "Gigi" and Godard's own "À bout de souffle."

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Director
- Jean-Luc Godard
Writers
- Georges Bataille(quotes)
- Henri Bergson(quotes)
- Jean-Luc Godard
Stars
- Pierre Guyotat(voice)
- Ronald Chammah(voice)

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Director
- Jean-Luc Godard
Writers
- Georges Bataille(quotes)
- Henri Bergson(quotes)
- Jean-Luc Godard
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Éloge de l'amour

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Je vous salue, Sarajevo

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Notre musique

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Hail Mary

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Dans le noir du temps

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Commissioned by the heads of the 2000 Cannes Film Festival to make an opening-night short commemorating cinema as it enters its second full century, Godard instead offers up a 17-minute barrage of re-edited footage of wars and Nazi atrocities, interspersed with clips of Maurice Chevalier in "Gigi" and Godard's own "À bout de souffle." —Josh Martin <jmartin@netarrant.net>