HISTOIRE(S) DU CINEMA
Rated: R
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Distributor: Madman
Release Year: 2011
Region 4 DVD - In English and French, with English subtitles
Jean-Luc Godard transformed the face of cinema with his prolific, influential and revolutionary body of work which includes such classics as Breathless, Vivre Sa Vieand 2 or 3 Things I Know About Herto name but a few.
His Histoire(s) du Cinema series, consisting of eight episodes made over a period of ten years, is an extraordinary look at the medium through the eyes of this unique filmmaker. Hugely ambitious in scope, the series covers a wide range of topics from the birth of cinema to Italian neo-realism to Hollywood and beyond. A dazzling montage of sight and sound, Histoire(s) du Cinema features a diverse array of film extracts, contributions from – among others – Juliette Binoche and Alfred Hitchcock, and an eclectic music soundtrack ranging from Beethoven to Leonard Cohen.
Special Features
New subtitles identifying each of the visual elements used, created by Dr Adrian Martin and Felicity Chaplin, Monash University
An Introduction by Dr Adrian Martin, Associate Professor and Head of Film & Television Studies at Monash University and Co-editor of ROUGE Magazine www.rouge.com.au
