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Jean-Luc Godard was a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film editor whose career spanned nearly seventy years. He directed, wrote, produced and edited many films. The following attempts to be a comprehensive filmography.
Early short films: 1955–1959
[edit]Year | Title | English title | Notes |
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1955 | Opération béton | Operation Concrete | Narrator; also Editor |
Une Femme Coquette | A Coquettish Woman | Credited as Hans Lucas; also Editor and Cinematographer | |
1958 | Une histoire d'eau | A Story of Water | Co-directed with François Truffaut; also Editor |
Charlotte et son Jules | Charlotte and Her Boyfriend | Uncredited as the voice of Jules; also Editor | |
1959 | 'Charlotte et Véronique, ou Tous les garçons s'appellent Patrick' | All the Boys Are Called Patrick |
New Wave (Nouvelle Vague): 1960–1967
[edit]Feature films
[edit]Year | Original title | English title | Notes |
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1960 | À Bout de Souffle | Breathless | The Snitch; co-conceived with François Truffaut |
1961 | Une Femme est une Femme | A Woman Is a Woman | |
1962 | Vivre sa vie | Voice of Nana's boyfriend | |
1963 | Le Petit Soldat | Uncredited as actor | |
Les Carabiniers | The Carabineers | ||
Le Mépris | Contempt | Uncredited as actor | |
1964 | Bande à part | Uncredited as narrator | |
Une Femme Mariée | A Married Woman | Uncredited as narrator | |
1965 | Alphaville: une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution | Alphaville | |
Pierrot le Fou | |||
1966 | Masculin Féminin | ||
Made in U.S.A | Uncredited as the voice of Richard Politzer | ||
1967 | 2 ou 3 Choses que je sais d'Elle | Two or Three Things I Know About Her | Narrator; co-written with Catherine Vimenet |
La Chinoise | |||
Week-end |
Short films
[edit]Year | Original title | English title | Notes |
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1962 | La Paresse | Sloth | From The Seven Deadly Sins |
Il Nuovo Mondo | The New World | From RoGoPaG | |
1964 | Le Grand Escroc | The Great Swindler | Narrator; from The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers |
Reportage sur Orly | Reporting on Orly | ||
1965 | Montparnasse-Levallois | From Six in Paris | |
1967 | Anticipation, ou: l'amour en l'an 2000 | Anticipation: or Love in the Year 2000 | From The World's Oldest Profession |
Caméra-oeil | Camera-Eye | From Far from Vietnam | |
L'amore (Andate e ritorno dei figli prodighi) | Love: Departure and Return of the Prodigal Children | From Love and Anger |
Dziga Vertov Group/political films: 1968–1972
[edit]Although Godard and Jean-Pierre Gorin were the principal creative forces behind these films, they usually went without on-screen credit. Most of the films from this time period were credited to the Dziga Vertov Group collective.
Year | Original title | English title | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1968 | Ciné-tracts | ||
Le Rouge: Film-Tract: n° 1968 | Co-directed and written with Gérard Fromanger; also Editor and Producer | ||
Un Film comme les Autres | A Film Like Any Other | Editor | |
Sympathy for the Devil | |||
One A.M. (One American Movie) | Unfinished; also cinematographer. Incorporated into One P.M. by D. A. Pennebaker (1971). | ||
1969 | Le Gai Savoir | Joy of Learning | Narrator; also Editor |
British Sounds | Co-directed and written with Jean-Henri Roger | ||
Pravda | |||
Vent d'est | Wind from the East | Co-written and directed with Jean-Pierre Gorin, Editor | |
Lotte en Italia | Struggles in Italy | Co-written and directed with Jean-Pierre Gorin | |
1970 | Jusqu'à la Victoire | Until Victory | Unfinished; incorporated into Here and Elsewhere by Godard & Anne-Marie Miéville in 1974 |
1971 | Vladimir et Rosa | Vladimir and Rosa | Vladimir Lenin; co-written and directed with Jean-Pierre Gorin; also Editor and Cinematographer |
Schick after Shave | |||
1972 | Tout Va Bien | Co-written and directed with Jean-Pierre Gorin | |
Letter to Jane | Co-written and directed with Jean-Pierre Gorin |
Transitional period (SonImage): 1974–1978
[edit]Year | Original title | English title | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1975 | Numéro deux | Number Two | Himself; Co-written with Anne-Marie Miéville |
1976 | Ici et ailleurs | Here and Elsewhere | Narrator; co-director and co-writer |
Comment ça va | How's it going | Co-written and directed with Anne-Marie Miéville | |
Six fois deux, sur et sous la communication | Six Times Two: Over and Under Communication | Himself; co-written and directed with Anne-Marie Miéville; also Editor and Producer | |
1977 | Faut pas rêver | Dream On | Editor, Producer and Cinematographer |
1978 | France/tour/détour/deux enfants | France/Tour/Detour/Two Children | Robert Linard; Producer, uncredited as editor |
Swiss Films: 1979–1988
[edit]Feature films
[edit]Year | Original title | English title | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1980 | Sauve qui Peut (la vie) | Every Man for Himself | Co-written with Jean-Claude Carrière and Anne-Marie Miéville, also Editor and Producer |
1982 | Passion | Co-written with Jean-Claude Carrière, also Editor | |
1983 | Prénom: Carmen | First Name: Carmen | Uncredited as Uncle Jeannot |
1985 | Je vous salue, Marie | Hail Mary | |
Détective | Co-written with Alain Sarde and Philippe Setbon | ||
1987 | King Lear | Professor Pluggy; uncredited as writer; also Editor and Executive Producer | |
Soigne ta Droite | Keep Your Right Up | The Idiot/Prince; also Editor |
Short films/videos
[edit]Year | Original title | English title | Notes |
---|---|---|---|
1979 | Quelques remarques sur la réalisation et la production du film 'Sauve qui peut (la vie)' | A Few Remarks on the Direction and Production of the Film "Sauve qui peut (la vie)" | Narrator |
1981 | Une bonne à tout faire | Good to Go | |
1982 | Lettre à Freddy Buache | Letter to Freddy Buache | Himself |
Changer d'image | To Alter the Image | The Idiot; also Editor. From Le Changement a plus d'un titre (Change Has More Than One Title) | |
Passion, le travail et l'amour: introduction à un scénario, ou Troisième état du scénario du film Passion | |||
Scénario du film Passion | Narrator, Himself | ||
1983 | Petites notes à propos du film Je vous salue, Marie | Small Notes Regarding the Film | Himself |
1986 | Grandeur et décadence d'un petit commerce de cinéma | The Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company | Uncredited as actor and writer; made for the French TV series Série noire |
Soft and Hard | Himself; co-written and directed with Anne-Marie Miéville, also Editor | ||
Meetin' WA | Himself; also Editor | ||
1987 | Armide | From Aria | |
1988 | On s'est tous défilé | Editor | |
Closed Jeans: Marithé François Girbaud, série 1, 1-10 | Closed Jeans: Marithé François Girbaud: Series 1: 1-10 | Editor | |
Closed: Marithé et François Girbaud, série 2, 1-7 | Closed: Marithé and François Girbaud: Series 2: 1-7 | Editor | |
Puissance de la parole | The Power of Speech | ||
Le Dernier mot/Les Français entendus par... | The Last Word/The French as Understood by... | From The French as Seen by... |
Late films: 1988–2023
[edit]Feature and short films
[edit]Year | Original title | English title | Notes |
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1988-1998 | Histoire(s) du cinéma | History(s) of the Cinema | Himself |
1990 | Nouvelle Vague | Uncredited as editor | |
1991 | Allemagne Année 90 Neuf zéro | Germany Year 90 Nine Zero | Uncredited as editor |
1993 | Hélas pour moi | Oh Woe Is Me | |
1994 | JLG/JLG, Autoportrait de Décembre | JLG/JLG: Self-Portrait in December | Editor, Himself |
1996 | For Ever Mozart | Editor | |
2001 | Eloge de l'amour | In Praise of Love | |
2004 | Notre Musique | Himself | |
2010 | Film Socialisme | ||
2014 | Adieu au Langage | Goodbye to Language | Uncredited as actor[1] |
2018 | Le Livre d'Image | The Image Book | Last feature film[2] |
2023 | Film Annonce du Film qui n’existera Jamais: “Drôles de Guerres” | Trailer of the Film That Will Never Exist: "Phony Wars" | |
2024 | Exposé du Film Annonce du Film “Scénario” | ||
Scénarios | Last short film |
Video work
[edit]Year | Original title | English title | Notes |
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1989 | Le Rapport Darty | The Darty Report / The Darty Connection | Nathanael, the 2000 year-old robot; co-directed with Anne-Marie Miéville |
1990 | Marithé François Girbaud: Métamorphojean | ||
1991 | Pour Thomas Wainggai | From Contre l'oubli | |
1991 | L'enfance de l'art | Co-written and directed with Anne-Marie Miéville; also Editor | |
1992 | Parisienne People Cigarettes | Editor | |
1993 | Les Enfants jouent à la Russie | The Kids Play Russian | Prince Mishkin; also Editor |
1993 | Je vous salue Sarajevo | I Salute Thee Sarajevo / Hail Sarajevo | Narrator; also Editor |
1995 | 2 x 50 Ans de Cinéma Français | 2 x 50 French Cinema Years | Himself; co-directed with Anne-Marie Miéville; also Editor |
1996 | Plus Oh! | Editor | |
1996 | Espoir/Microcosmos | Editor | |
1998 | Adieu au TNS | Himself | |
1999 | The Old Place | Narrator; co-written and directed with Anne-Marie Miéville; also Editor | |
2000 | De l'origine du XXIe Siècle | Origins of the 21st Century | Editor |
2002 | Dans le noir du temps | From Ten Minutes Older: The Cello | |
Liberté et patrie | Freedom and Fatherland | Co-written and directed with Anne-Marie Miéville; also Editor | |
2004 | Moments Choisis | Collage taken by Godard from Histoire(s) du Cinema; also Editor | |
2006 | Ecce Homo | Editor and Producer | |
Vrai Faux Passeport | True False Passport | Narrator; Editor and Producer | |
Reportage amateur Maquette expo | Co-written and directed with Anne-Marie Miéville | ||
Prière pour Refusniks (1) | Prayer for Refuseniks (1) | Editor | |
Prière pour refusniks (2) | Prayer for Refuseniks (2) | Editor | |
2008 | Prière pour Refusniks (2) | Prayer for Refuseniks (2) | Editor |
Une Catastrophe | A Catastrophe | Trailer for Viennale, also Editor | |
2010 | Tribute to Eric Rohmer | Uncredited as editor and actor | |
2013 | Les trois désastres | From 3X3D, omnibus film with Peter Greenaway and Edgar Pera | |
2014 | The Bridge of Sighs | From omnibus film Les Ponts de Sarajevo | |
Letter in Motion to Gilles Jacob and Thierry Fremaux | Narrator | ||
2015 | Prix suisse, remerciements, mort ou vif | Himself | |
2018 | 22nd Ji.hlava IDFF | Himself; promotional short for the 22nd Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival |
Only acting credit
[edit]Year | Original title | English title | Acting Credit | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
1950 | Le Château de Verre | The Glass Castle | Un passant | Uncredited |
1956 | Le coup du Berger | Fool's Mate | Un invité à la fête | Uncredited |
1956 | La Sonate à Kreutzer | Ami journaliste | ||
1960 | Présentation ou Charlotte et son Steak | Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak | Walter | Short |
1961 | Paris Belongs to Us | Un homme à la terrasse | Credited as Hans Lucas | |
1961 | Les fiancés du pont Mac Donald ou (Méfiez-vous des lunettes noires) | L'homme aux lunettes noires | Short | |
1962 | Cléo from 5 to 7 | Actor in silent film | Uncredited | |
1962 | Le Signe du Lion | Le mélomane | Uncredited | |
1962 | Sun in Your Eyes | Unknown | ||
1963 | Shéhérazade | Unknown | ||
1966 | The Defector | Orlovsky's Friend | Uncredited | |
1969 | Ciné-girl | Lui-même | Uncredited | |
1975 | Ne | Unknown | ||
1978 | Der kleine Godard an das Kuratorium junger deutscher Film | The Guest | ||
1997 | We're Still Here | L'homme comédien | ||
2000 | After the Reconciliation | Robert |
Contribution works
[edit]Year | Title | Notes |
---|---|---|
2019 | Le Studio d'Orphée | Art Installation at the Fondazione Prada in Milan[3] |
2022 | See You Friday, Robinson | Directed by Mitra Farahani, with visual contributions by Godard[4] |
References
[edit]- ^ "Cannes 2014: Jean-Luc Godard heads line-up of big names". ndtv.com. 18 April 2014. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
- ^ "The 2018 Official Selection". Cannes. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ Woodward, Daisy (4 December 2019). "Why New Wave Auteur Jean-Luc Godard Has Recreated His Studio in Milan". AnOther Publishing Ltd. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
- ^ Vivarelli, Nick (5 August 2021). "Jean-Luc Godard Non-Conventional Documentary 'See You Friday Robinson' Set For Festival Circuit (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety. Retrieved 25 September 2022.