Season 1

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.

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   1. Toutes les histoires

   1989-05-07 · 50m

   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.

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   2. Une histoire seule

   1989-05-14 · 42m

   Part 2 of 8: "A Single History"

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   3. Seul le cinéma

   1999-07-22 · 26m

   Part 3 of 8: "Only Cinema"

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   4. Fatale beauté

   1999-07-29 · 28m

   Part 4 of 8: "Deadly Beauty"

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   5. La monnaie de l'absolu

   1999-08-05 · 27m

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

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   6. Une vague nouvelle

   1999-08-12 · 27m

   Part 6 of 8: "A New Wave"

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   7. Le contrôle de l'univers

   1999-08-19 · 27m

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

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   8. Les signes parmi nous

   1999-08-26 · 38m

   The Final Part: "The Signs Among Us".