Origins of the 21st Century

6.3|2000|0h 16m| FR

Overview: Commissioned by the heads of the 2000 Cannes Film Festival to make an opening-night short commemorating cinema as it enters its second full century, Godard instead offers up a 17-minute barrage of re-edited footage of wars and Nazi atrocities, interspersed with clips of Maurice Chevalier in "Gigi" and Godard's own "À bout de souffle."

Genres: Documentary, War

Director: Jean-Luc Godard

Votes: 24

Production Companies:

Vega Film