Jean-Luc Godard

Director, Screenwriter, Editor, Actor, Cinematographer

Copyright: Fabrice Aragno

1930-2022. Jean-Luc Godard was born into a Franco-Swiss family and has been a Swiss national since 1953. He burst on to the international stage in 1960 with his first full-length feature À BOUT DE SOUFFLE (“Breathless”). The film, which stars Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg, came to be considered a seminal masterpiece of the emerging Nouvelle Vague movement. With his unconventional ideas, subversion of traditional narrative structures and view of the world as a contemporary and critical observer of society, Godard frequently challenged his audience. His longstanding fascination with the relationship between images and words comes to the fore in his film ADIEU AU LANGAGE (“Goodbye to Language”), which premiered at Cannes in 2014 and which went on to win the Jury Prize. His last film THE IMAGE BOOK was in 2018 awarded with the Special Palme d'Or.
Jean-Luc Godard has made over 40 films and video experiments. His work enjoys international acclaim and has influenced generations of film makers. He has also had a long and prolific career as a film critic, regularly analysing both his own work and the output of others in the French-language film magazine Cahiers du Cinéma.

Filmography
(a selection)

Director

2024
Scénarios by Jean-Luc Godard
2023
Film annonce du film «Drôles de guerres» by Jean-Luc Godard
2018
Le livre d'image by Jean-Luc Godard
2014
Adieu au langage by Jean-Luc Godard
2014
Les ponts de Sarajevo by Ursula Meier, Jean-Luc Godard, Angela Schanelec, Aida Begic, Cristi Puiu, Leonardo Di Costanzo, Kamen Kalev, Isild Le Besco, Sergei Loznitsa, Vincenzo Marra, Vladimir Perisic, Marc Recha, Teresa Villaverde
2010
Film Socialisme by Jean-Luc Godard
2004
Notre musique by Jean-Luc Godard
2002
Liberté et Patrie by Jean-Luc Godard
2001
Eloge de l'amour by Jean-Luc Godard
1999
The Old Place by Jean-Luc Godard, Anne-Marie Miéville
1996
For ever Mozart by Jean-Luc Godard
1995
Deux fois cinquante ans de cinéma français by Jean-Luc Godard, Anne-Marie Miéville
1995
2x50ans de cinéma français by Jean-Luc Godard
1994
JLG/JLG - Autoportrait de décembre by Jean-Luc Godard
1993
Les enfants jouent à la Russie by Jean-Luc Godard
1993
Hélas pour moi by Jean-Luc Godard
1991
Allemagne année 90 neuf zéro by Jean-Luc Godard
1990
Nouvelle vague by Jean-Luc Godard
1988
Histoire(s) du cinéma by Jean-Luc Godard
1987
Soigne ta droite by Jean-Luc Godard
1987
King Lear by Jean-Luc Godard
1986
Grandeur et décadence d'un petit commerce de cinéma by Jean-Luc Godard
1985
Je vous salue Marie by Jean-Luc Godard
1985
Détective by Jean-Luc Godard
1983
Prénom Carmen by Jean-Luc Godard
1982
Passion by Jean-Luc Godard
1982
Lettre à Freddy Buache by Jean-Luc Godard
1980
Sauve qui peut (la vie) by Jean-Luc Godard
1978
France-tour-détour-deux enfants by Jean-Luc Godard
1976
Six fois deux by Jean-Luc Godard
1976
Ici et ailleurs by Anne-Marie Miéville, Jean-Luc Godard
1975
Numéro deux by Jean-Luc Godard
1971
Tout va bien by Jean-Luc Godard
1969
Le vent d'est by Jean-Luc Godard
1967
Week-end by Jean-Luc Godard
1966
Masculin-féminin by Jean-Luc Godard
1966
Deux ou trois choses que je sais d'elle by Jean-Luc Godard
1965
Alphaville by Jean-Luc Godard
1965
Pierrot le Fou by Jean-Luc Godard
1964
Bande à part by Jean-Luc Godard
1963
Les carabiniers by Jean-Luc Godard
1963
Le mépris by Jean-Luc Godard
1962
Vivre sa vie by Jean-Luc Godard
1961
Charlotte et son Jules by Jean-Luc Godard
1961
Une femme est une femme by Jean-Luc Godard
1960
A bout de souffle by Jean-Luc Godard

Screenwriter

2024
Scénarios by Jean-Luc Godard
2018
Le livre d'image by Jean-Luc Godard
2014
Adieu au langage by Jean-Luc Godard
2010
Film Socialisme by Jean-Luc Godard
2004
Notre musique by Jean-Luc Godard
2001
Eloge de l'amour by Jean-Luc Godard
1996
For ever Mozart by Jean-Luc Godard
1995
Deux fois cinquante ans de cinéma français by Jean-Luc Godard, Anne-Marie Miéville
1987
Soigne ta droite by Jean-Luc Godard
1986
Grandeur et décadence d'un petit commerce de cinéma by Jean-Luc Godard
1985
Je vous salue Marie by Jean-Luc Godard
1980
Sauve qui peut (la vie) by Jean-Luc Godard
1976
Ici et ailleurs by Anne-Marie Miéville, Jean-Luc Godard

Cinematographer

2018
Le livre d'image by Jean-Luc Godard

Editor

2018
Le livre d'image by Jean-Luc Godard
2014
Adieu au langage by Jean-Luc Godard
2004
Notre musique by Jean-Luc Godard
2001
Eloge de l'amour by Jean-Luc Godard
1996
For ever Mozart by Jean-Luc Godard
1995
Deux fois cinquante ans de cinéma français by Jean-Luc Godard, Anne-Marie Miéville
1987
Soigne ta droite by Jean-Luc Godard
1986
Grandeur et décadence d'un petit commerce de cinéma by Jean-Luc Godard
1980
Sauve qui peut (la vie) by Jean-Luc Godard

Actor

2004
Notre musique by Jean-Luc Godard
2000
Après la réconciliation by Anne-Marie Miéville
1999
Berlin-Cinéma by Samira Gloor-Fadel
1997
Nous sommes tous encore ici by Anne-Marie Miéville
1987
Soigne ta droite by Jean-Luc Godard

Awards

(a selection)

2015
Genève, Swiss Film Award 2015, Swiss Film Award, Honorary Award (Winner)
2019
Genève, Swiss Film Award 2019, Swiss Film Award, Best Film Editing (Nomination) in Le livre d'image
2015
Genève, Swiss Film Award Quartz 2015, Honorary Award (Winner)
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