Godard on Godard japanese-magazines artist and journalist Celia Lyttelton

artist and journalist Celia Lyttelton

Contrary to popular narratives

narrative non-fiction and novelistic forms – probe deeply into the motivations of murderers and misfits

he was driven by a commitment to social justice: ‘The common search for a better life and a better world is deeper than colour or blood

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Godard on Godard japanese-magazines artist and journalist Celia LytteltonJean Luc Godard, like many of his European contemporaries, came to filmmaking through film criticism. This collection of essays and interviews, ranging from his early efforts for La Gazette du Cinma to his later writings for Cahiers du Cinma, reflects his dazzling intelligence, biting wit, maddening judgments, and complete unpredictability. In writing about Hitchcock, Welles, Bergman, Truffaut, Bresson, and Renoir, Godard is also writing about