Franco-Swiss director and New Wave linchpin Jean-Luc Godard, who revolutionized world cinema with his ground-breaking debut, “Breathless,” and never stopped pushing the envelope of his creativity, …
, who revolutionized world cinema with his ground-breaking debut, “Breathless,” and never stopped pushing the envelope of his creativity, has died, according to Liberation. He was 91.
Others pointed out that his use of long takes, jump-cuts and actors’ asides to the camera all changed the filmmaking vocabulary. He once famously stated that every film needs a beginning, a middle and an end, but not necessarily in that order. He was critical of everything in Hollywood and occasionally singled out Steven Spielberg, claiming his films lacked artistic merit. His views led to his falling out with his New Wave contemporaries Francois Truffaut, Eric Rohmer and Claude Chabrol, whose films became more narrative driven and audience-friendly as they grew older.
In “The Little Soldier” , Godard courageously exposed France’s use of torture during the Algerian War of independence. The film was banned in France until January 1963. It was the first time Godard cast the Danish-born actress Anna Karina, whom he married and subsequently divorced.
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