2 x 50 Years of French Cinema (1995)
At a lakeside hotel, Michel Piccoli discusses the centennial of cinema with Jean-Luc Godard. Godard asks why should cinema’s birthday be celebrated when the history of film is a forgotten subject. Through the remainder of his hotel stay, Piccoli tests Godard’s hypothesis.
Genre: Documentary
Director: Anne-Marie Miéville, Jean-Luc Godard
Actors: Jean-Luc Godard, Michel Piccoli
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