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Yes, thats why i posted that link. And while we are at it:
http://www.amazon.fr/Jean-Luc-Godard-Po ... 573&sr=1-1" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
No one knows if these are the final specs, but at least a "sign"…

Too bad i allready have most of these films (German DVD set) - i can only hope for single disc releases! For the first set Gaumont says "yes" on their own website but i still havn't found them sold individually somewhere else (amazon, fnac). Any help appreciated!

Production still from Adieu au langage

Very cool. An earlier report said that Godard had placed two iPhones side-by-side to make a 3D camera, but he's evidently strapped a couple of DSLRs together, too.

I'm looking for any feedback regarding the soundtrack for Godard's Nouvelle Vogue

I'm considering buying it as a distant second choice, since the film is unavailable for U.S. DVD players.

The Nouvelle vague soundtrack is literally the sound track - it is the film without the images spread across two CDs. And quite enjoyable, for what it is - not a lot of films would hold up to that kind of treatment.

Also, ffs man, just pirate the thing. I promise JLG doesn't care (and lest people take this the wrong way, I am only bringing this up as an alternative given Godard's history of statements to that effect).

I'm finding the movie both brilliant and challenging.

If any of you own the ECM CD soundtrack set and books, I'd appreciate your recommendation regarding whether you think this
set adds significantly to an appreciation of the film.

Thanks.


Mark

The CD package is handsome, but you could just play the DVD through your speakers and turn the TV off to get the same effect!

jonah.77 wrote:The CD package is handsome, but you could just play the DVD through your speakers and turn the TV off to get the same effect!

Thanks. That makes sense. But I am actually more interested in how much the books and written text add. I'm guessing not enough to warrant the cost.

Mark

Tournage avec JLG.

Jean-Luc Godard, Peter Greenaway et Edgar Pêra se penchent sur la 3D.

Some further "infos" - not very much plus wrong age…

The coolest Cat at 82? Check this one out:
http://www.24heures.ch/culture/cinema/j ... y/26997588" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.tagesanzeiger.ch/kultur/kino ... y/20131431" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Phantastic article, in German/Swiss only. Its kind of a report on the shooting of Adieu au langage at Lac Léman by one of the actors of the film, Daniel Ludwig. Supposed to be released for Cannes in 2014 among other funny details…

Thanks accatone. I read the Google translated version and some of it was rendered gibberish, but still a nice piece with some details presumably surviving the machine translation.

Oedipax wrote:Thanks accatone. I read the Google translated version and some of it was rendered gibberish

Are you sure it wasn't gibberish to begin with?

http://journal.liberation.fr/publicatio ... 275/#!/0_0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Today cover story in Libération: VOYAGE CHEZ JEAN LUC GODARD. USA is some ours behind EU - grab one today, bought the last copy at my local Press- Shop…

Here's the link to the web page version of the cover story:

http://www.liberation.fr/culture/2013/0 ... -3d_913697" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

http://www.fif-85.com/conference-de-car ... -2012.html" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Carolin Champetier on shooting with Godard (et Carax in the second part which i have not read yet). I hope these posts without much/any info from my side do not spoil the forum? I can only speak for myself here and always appreciate these kind of links if they concern a director i am interested in?! If it does not fit the forum rules, i will stop posting these, no problem!

They're very much appreciated by me, accatone! I haven't commented yet as I'm still a slow reader in French so it takes me some time to get through new articles.

I have no idea if this is real or not, but I found a video on YouTube claiming to be a trailer for Adieu au Language (Goodbye to Language). If this is indeed real, then all I can say is that Godard has officially gone crazy (although that probably could have been said a long time ago).

*Video is NSFW!

Yeah, I don't think it's really crazy for him, but it looks interesting. I like his DIY 3D camera. \:D/

How has Godard gone "officially crazy"? The film looks like a continuation of the type of cinema he's been doing for over the last decade. By the standard conceit of typical commercial cinema, Godard went crazy over forty years ago. That said, the film looks gorgeous with the digital photography and colors of the dog shots reminding me of the second half of In Praise of Love. It's looking at things like this that confirm Godard is one of the greatest independent filmmakers of the last twenty years.

I'm just more curious about what theaters will play this? Art houses usually aren't equipped for 3D projection. It seems like something that will only play in 3D at festivals, unfortunately. Even the megaplexes in Los Angeles took risks playing The Cave of Forgotten Dreams or Pina, but Herzog and Wenders has a lot more commercial viability than Godard at this point.

Now I have to buy one of those fuckin TVs.

The Elegant Dandy Fop wrote:I'm just more curious about what theaters will play this? Art houses usually aren't equipped for 3D projection. It seems like something that will only play in 3D at festivals, unfortunately.

In New York, both IFC and Film Forum are fully equipped for 3D, and I wouldn't be surprised if the recently expanded Film Society of Lincoln Center was as well. Plus Fox is distributing it. Any word on a release date?

So, this week, I watched both For Ever Mozart and Film Socialisme, my first two Godard's from his later, post-Weekend period. I found both of them to be utterly insufferable, easily two of the worst films I have ever seen. Is it worth it to even attempt any other of these later films, or are the two I watched good indicators of what I am in for? I also rented In Praise of Love, but haven't watch it yet...

None of those three are among his best late-period works in my opinion, though none are Godard at his worst, much less all of cinema! Notre Musique is his most-recent great film, and going back a little more, any of the films in the Lionsgate set (Detective et al) are worth seeing and easily obtained. Nouvelle Vauge's his best later-period film, but it's only out in France, so I'll save recommending you track that one down

They're good indications of what late-period Godard is all about, so if you reacted like that (not unusual, believe me) I'd advise you to avoid the rest. Maybe you could make a one-off exception for an early 80s title like Prenom: Carmen, which isn't quite so abstruse, but you're under no obligation to persevere.