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Released in 1960, Breathless announced the arrival of a filmmaker who has spent the intervening decades striving to redefine and reshape the medium. Spanning Jean-Luc Godard’s astonishingly prolific first decade, the films in the first part of this two-month season trace the director’s path from the rule-breaking energy of that iconic debut to the increasingly radical, self-reflexive experiments that would come to define his later work. The presence of Anna Karina, his Danish muse – and, for over four years, his wife – looms large throughout.
Collectively, the films chart JLG’s shifting preoccupations: the playful reinvention of genre in A Woman Is a Woman, Band of Outsiders, Alphaville, and Made in U.S.A.; the emotional and philosophical depth of collaborations with Anna Karina in Vivre sa vie, The Little Soldier, and Pierrot le Fou; and the sharp critiques of consumerism and contemporary life in A Married Woman, Masculin Féminin, and Two or Three Things I Know About Her.
Learn more about Jean-Luc Godard at the latest in our IFI Talks series The Rhythm of Ideas: Jean-Luc Godard and the Cinema of the French New Wave presented by Douglas Morrey, Professor of French Studies at the University of Warwick.
Four tiles from Truth, 24 Times Per Second: The Films of Jean-Luc Godard will also be available on IFI@Home.
MULTI-FILM PASSES FOR IFI MEMBERS:
These packages can only be booked in-person or by calling the IFI Box Office on 01 679 5744. See https://ifi.ie/support for full details on IFI Membership and to sign up.
This season is available for 25 & Under cardholder pricing. Sign-up is free for the 25 & Under card for those aged 16-25. See https://ifi.ie/25under for full details.
ARCHIVE AT LUNCHTIME: MISSPENT YOUTHS? (DOUBLE BILL) 13.10
IF I HAD LEGS I’D KICK YOU 17.35, 20.45
IT’S NEVER OVER, JEFF BUCKLEY 17.35, 20.45
JEAN-LUC GODARD: PIERROT LE FOU 15.00
NO OTHER CHOICE 15.10
THE SECRET AGENT 11.00, 14.10, 20.10
THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE (70MM) 12:00 (70MM), 17:25 (70MM), 20:30 (70MM)
The IFI is supported by The Arts Council
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