Histoire(s) du cinéma

Season 1

1988 · 8 episodes · 4h 26m in all · 7.0/10

Histoire(s) du cinéma is an eight-part video project begun by Jean-Luc Godard in the late 1980s and completed in 1998. Histoire(s) du cinéma is an examination of the history of the concept of cinema and how it relates to the 20th century; in this sense, it can also be considered a critique of the 20th century and how it perceives itself. The project is widely considered Godard's magnum opus. It is often compared to James Joyce's "Finnegan's Wake", for it's allusive, experimental, and dense style.

Episodes

1. 

   1. Toutes les histoires

   7 May 1988 · 51 min · 7.0/10

   A very personal look at the history of cinema directed, written and edited by Jean-Luc Godard in his Swiss residence in Rolle for ten years (1988-98); a monumental collage, constructed from film fragments, texts and quotations, photos and paintings, music and sound, and diverse readings; a critical, beautiful and melancholic vision of cinematographic art.

2. 

   2. Une histoire seule

   14 May 1989 · 42 min

   Part 2 of 8: "A Single History"

3. 

   3. Seul le cinéma

   1 Jan 1994 · 26 min

   Part 3 of 8: "Only Cinema"

4. 

   4. Fatale beauté

   1 Jan 1994 · 28 min

   Part 4 of 8: "Deadly Beauty"

5. 

   5. La monnaie de l'absolu

   5 Aug 1999 · 27 min

   Part 5 of 8: "The Coin of the Absolute"

6. 

   6. Une vague nouvelle

   12 Aug 1999 · 27 min

   Part 6 of 8: "A New Wave"

7. 

   7. Le contrôle de l'univers

   19 Aug 1999 · 27 min

   Part 7 of 8: "The Control of the Universe"

8. 

   8. Les signes parmi nous

   26 Aug 1999 · 38 min

   The Final Part: "The Signs Among Us".