{"product_id":"histoires-du-cinema-and-other-works-blu-ray","title":"Histoire(s) du Cinéma and Other Works Blu-ray","description":"\u003cp\u003e'\u003cstrong\u003eHistoire(s)\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003edu cinéma and Other Works\u003c\/strong\u003e' Director: Jean-Luc Godard (1982-2024) Radiance \u003cem\u003eLimited Edition \u003c\/em\u003e3-Disc Blu-ray | 8 episodes + 7 other film and video works | \u003cem\u003eFrench w\/\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eEnglish subtitles\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMade over ten years at the end of cinema’s first century, Jean-Luc Godard’s roving, essayistic video project is a multilayered celebration of the art form’s achievements, as well as a raging condemnation of its failure to respond and engage with turbulent times.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMelding together film clips, newsreel footage, painting, music, as well as Godard’s own narration in a transfixing collage,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHistoire(s) du cinéma\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a passionate\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003ecri de coeur\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eby a cinema icon entering a galvanising late period, of which many other works are included in this release. Marked by searching introspection and bold experimentation, these film and video projects evince a creative spirit continuously engaged with the question of cinema’s place in the world, and the world’s place within cinema.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLimited Edition contents:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e48-page perfect bound book featuring new essays by film writers Sophia Satchell Baeza and Jawni Han, and an essay by Adrian Martin\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLimited Edition of 5000 copies, presented in a rigid box with full-height Scanavo cases and removable OBI strip leaving packaging free of certificates and markings\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecial features include:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAll 8 episodes of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHistoire(s) du cinéma\u003c\/em\u003e, viewable with two optional English subtitle tracks: a narration translation, and annotated subtitles by Felicity Chaplin identifying clips and images\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eLettre à Freddy Buache\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- Godard's anti-film commissioned for the 500th anniversary of the Swiss city of Lausanne (1982, 11 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eSoft and Hard [Soft Conversation on Hard Subjects]\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- creative partners Godard and Miéville discuss their work while involved in everyday tasks around their home (co-directed with Anne-Marie Miéville, 1985, 52 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eJLG\/JLG, autoportrait de décembre\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- Godard’s self-portrait documentary finds the filmmaker questioning his place in cinema history and the end of Western culture (1995, 56 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003e2 x 50 Years of French Cinema\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- in his documentary in celebration of the centenary of cinema, Godard points the camera at himself (co-directed with Anne-Marie Miéville, 1995, 52 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eMoments choisis des histoire(s) du cinéma\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- Godard’s re-edit of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eHistoire(s) du cinéma\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eon 35mm film reorganises footage and includes unique material (2004, 83 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eExposé du film annonce du film “Scénario”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- Jean-Luc Godard presents his idea for a 6-chapter feature film (2024, 36 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cem\u003eScénarios\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e- Godard’s final work (2024, 18 mins)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction by Godard expert Michael Witt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview with Michael Witt on Godard’s magnum opus\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview with Godard collaborator Bernard Eisenschitz on the director’s working methods\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExtensive 1993 TV interview with Godard on French programme\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBouillon de culture\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Film Shop IFI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57185274691908,"sku":null,"price":60.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0504\/9322\/7199\/files\/histoireducinemagodard.webp?v=1788353689","url":"https:\/\/film-shop-ifi.myshopify.com\/products\/histoires-du-cinema-and-other-works-blu-ray","provider":"Film Shop IFI","version":"1.0","type":"link"}