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DVD

Histoire(s) du cinéma

Call Number

  • DVD FOREIGN (CEN)

Languages

In French, with English subtitles.

Performers

Narrated by Jean-Luc Godard.

Publication Information

[Saint Charles, IL] : Olive Films, [2011]

Physical Description

2 videodiscs (266 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

Jean-Luc Godard's video series, consisting of eight episodes made over a period of ten years, is a look at cinema through the eyes of this unique filmmaker. Ambitious in scope, the series covers a wide range of topics, from the birth of cinema to Italian neo-realism to Hollywood and beyond.

Notes

Title from disc surface.

Originally produced as eight episodes of a series between 1988-1998.

Contents

  • Disc 1, part 1. Toutes les histoires = All the histories ; part 2. Une histoire seule = A single history ; part 3. Seul le cinéma = Only cinema ; part 4. Fatale beauté = Deadly beauty
  • Disc 2, part 5. La monnaie de l'absolu = The coin of absolute ; part 6. Une vague nouvelle = A new wave ; part 7. Le contrôle de l'univers = The control of the universe ; part 8. Les signes parmi nous = The signs among us.

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