Flixtheatre

Origins of the 21st Century

2000 16 min 6.3

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."

Details

Status: Released
Release Date: 2000-05-10
Production: Vega Film