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Book SynopsisIn this biography, now translated into English for the first time, Bert Rebhandl provides a balanced evaluation of the work of Jean-Luc Godard. In this sympathetic yet critical overview, he argues that Godard’s work captured the revolutionary spirit of Paris in the late 1960s as no other filmmaker has dared, and in fact reinvented the medium.
Trade ReviewA wonderfully fact-filled new biography of Godard. . . . You immediately want to watch the best of his films again as you read Rebhandl’s confidently narrated book about the filmmaker, which analyzes with genteel restraint." -
Der Spiegel"Rebhandl has undoubtedly hit it big here." - Walter Gasperi,
Die Furche"A wonderful, dense tapestry of cinematic knowledge, not without a pattern of personal enthusiasm, which lets one walk reasonably safely into the workrooms of a guy who doesn’t exactly welcome guests with open arms." -
Georg Seeßlen, epd Film"Rebhandl’s lucidly written monograph offers a perfect introduction to Godard’s complex intellectual and cinematic world." - Stefan Grissemann,
Profil "Rebhandl’s treatise lends itself to introductory reading, but also provides enough page-turners for Godard connoisseurs. . . . No small feat." - Andreas Busche,
TagesspiegelTable of Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Preface
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- Introduction
- 1 Modern Times: 1950 to 1959
- 2 Pop Art: 1959 to 1967
- 3 Revolutionary Cinema: 1967 to 1972
- 4 Video, Ergo Sum: 1973 to 1980
- 5 The Idiot of Cinema: 1980 to 1996
- 6 The Partisan of Images: 1997 to 2020
- 7 The Joy of Learning
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Filmography
- Chronology
- Index
