Movie: Histoire(s) du Cinéma 3a: The Coin of the Absolute

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Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard

Self (uncredited)

Juliette Binoche
Juliette Binoche

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Alain Cuny
Alain Cuny

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Pier Paolo Pasolini
Pier Paolo Pasolini

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

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    Part 5 of Godard's 8 part examination of the history of the concept of cinema and how it relates to the 20th century.

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    2006-02-12

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