Commissioned by the heads of the 2000 Cannes Film Festival to make an opening-night short commemorating cinema as it enters its second full century, Godard instead offers up a 17-minute barrage of re-edited footage of wars and Nazi atrocities, interspersed with clips of Maurice Chevalier in “Gigi” and Godard’s own “À bout de souffle.” |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 7.6/10 | |
Released: | January 1, 2000 | |
Runtime: | 13 min | |
Genres: | Documentary Short | |
Cast: | Pierre Guyotat Ronald Chammah | |
Crew: | Jean-Luc Godard Georges Bataille | |
GeminiSaga : High budget mediocrity at its best.