Histoire(s) du cinéma

Author

Jean-Luc Godard

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

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