Rather than writing a simple letter to explain his absence from the press conference for his latest Cannes entry, "Goodbye to Language," at the Cannes Film Festival, instead, legendary filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard created a video "Letter in motion to (Cannes president) Gilles Jacob and (artistic director) Thierry Fremaux." The video intercuts from Godard speaking cryptically about his "path" to key scenes from Godard classics such as "Alphaville" and "King Lear" with Burgess Meredith and Molly Ringwald, and quotes poet Jacques Prevert and philosopher Hannah Arendt.
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KHAN KHANNE (2014) by Jean Luc GODARD (Letter in motion to Gilles JACOB and Thierry FREMAUX)
Jean-Luc Godard did not attend the world premiere of his new film ADIEU AU LANGAGE (GOODBYE TO LANGUAGE) at Cannes. But instead he sent a letter ...
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