Description:
Re-assesses career of filmmaker and multi-media artist Jean-Luc Godard with focus on the director's influence over different fields of knowledge and expression. Looks at the legacy of Godard in cinema, his fertile interactions with other arts, and considers his contributions to major debates in philosophy, politics and history.
Brief description: Douglas Morrey is an associate professor of French at the University of Warwick. He is the author of Jean-Luc Godard (2005) and the co-author of Jacques Rivette (2009). He is currently researching the legacy of the New Wave in French cinema.