Remembering the legacy left behind by Jean-Luc Godard. It was announced this morning the French-Swiss filmmaker passed away peacefully in Paris aged 91 🕊
, it was those telling stories of her life with Godard that Oscar-winning director Michel Hazanivicius would beg her to adapt, with French heartthrob Louis Garrel and bilingual Brit Stacy Martin in the lead roles. She would agree, but only on one condition: this story had to be told with humour.nods strongly to the work of Godard. Its director Michel Hazanavicius is the most dedicated kind of super fan.
Given that the film is adapted from Wiazemsky’s words, we see things from her perspective as both a collaborator and a partner. In the film, Godard appears to be pedantic, controlling, passionate and self-absorbed. Wiazemsky watches on as he becomes more engaged in the social unrest of May 1968 in France – a fortnight-long strike that practically shut down the country – and less interested in those around him.
Today, so many directors look back upon the seismic filmography of Jean-Luc Godard when crafting their own work. From his debut feature, modern auteurs from Quentin Tarantino to Xavier Dolan have found inspiration in his spirited, experimental approach to movie-making. Rumour has it that Godard is currently somewhere in a Middle Eastern desert shooting his anticipated follow-up to the Cannes premiering, prize-winning.