Movie: Histoire(s) du Cinéma 2a: Only Cinema

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Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard

Self - Filmmaker / Narrator (voice)

Julie Delpy
Julie Delpy

Girl

Serge Daney
Serge Daney

Self - Film Critic (archive footage)

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    A very personal look at the history of cinema directed, written and edited by Jean-Luc Godard in his Swiss residence in Rolle for ten years (1988-98); a monumental collage, constructed from film fragments, texts and quotations, photos and paintings, music and sound, and diverse readings; a critical, beautiful and melancholic vision of cinematographic art.

  • Release Date

    1997-05-07

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    6.5

  • Rating:

    3.3 starts
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    Français
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