Philosophy as a Kind of Cinema: Introducing Godard and Philosophy
"Jean-Luc Godard is nothing if not an enigma. His image has a life of its own, especially in its younger form: cigarette, sunglasses, smirk, rambling revolutionary slogans, and important books. It wasn’t just an image, we all know, for it reflected perfectly in iconic image the more substantial...
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University Library System, University of Pittsburgh
2010-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of French and Francophone Philosophy |
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| description | "Jean-Luc Godard is nothing if not an enigma. His image has a life of its own, especially in its younger form: cigarette, sunglasses, smirk, rambling revolutionary slogans, and important books. It wasn’t just an image, we all know, for it reflected perfectly in iconic image the more substantial revolutionary recklessness with the camera we see from Breathless forward. Filmmaking is never the same after Godard. Images and their sequencing – Godard cloaked them in sunglasses and made them smirk. He made them revolutionary. That’s his thing. And even the older Godard makes for an iconic photograph: rough facial hair, the artist’s glasses, smirk, and important books. His films continue to be unpredictable, compelling, and revolutionary..." |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6447f295488e4014a756984cf4d2d0ec2022-12-22T02:48:18ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghJournal of French and Francophone Philosophy2155-11622010-01-011821810.5195/jffp.2010.209196Philosophy as a Kind of Cinema: Introducing Godard and PhilosophyJohn E. Drabinski0Amherst College"Jean-Luc Godard is nothing if not an enigma. His image has a life of its own, especially in its younger form: cigarette, sunglasses, smirk, rambling revolutionary slogans, and important books. It wasn’t just an image, we all know, for it reflected perfectly in iconic image the more substantial revolutionary recklessness with the camera we see from Breathless forward. Filmmaking is never the same after Godard. Images and their sequencing – Godard cloaked them in sunglasses and made them smirk. He made them revolutionary. That’s his thing. And even the older Godard makes for an iconic photograph: rough facial hair, the artist’s glasses, smirk, and important books. His films continue to be unpredictable, compelling, and revolutionary..."http://jffp.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/jffp/article/view/209 |
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