3. Goodbye to Language
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Cast: Héloise Godet, Kamel Abdeli
Release date: TBD
Godard is a very polarizing filmmaker, some think of him as a master, while others can’t stand his self-serving avant-garde approach to filmmaking. “Breathless” remains his most prominent work, which is credited for revolutionizing film editing. This time around, similar praises are heard as Godard embraces 3D filmmaking. After Werner Herzog and Wim Wenders brought us some of the most innovative stereoscopic images seen on screen, we are excited to see what Godard does with this technology. “Goodbye to Language” was one of the major highlights at the festival and 3D was unanimously everyone’s favorite part of the film. Reading the descriptions by audiences make it very difficult to imagine, yet excites you in anticipation of what could it really be like. Godard has always rejected traditional film grammar and plot structure, perhaps the title of his newest film is a reference to that. He had never actually won any prize at Cannes until this year when his film won the Jury prize. Judging from the word-of-mouth, this film shouldn’t be missed, whether you are a Godard fan or not.
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Great list. There’s a few films on here that I’ve been looking forward to seeing for a while now, but I think that I’m most intrigued by “Goodbye to Language.” We’ve seen before that when placed in the capable hands of auteur filmmakers – Wenders and Herzog, as you mentioned, as well as Martin Scorsese with “Hugo” – 3D can be an exciting and nuanced means of artistic expression in cinema. Knowing Godard’s penchant for being cutting-edge and unique, I can only imagine the new heights to which he has elevated the medium. It’s definitely one of the must-see films of the year (or next year, depending on when the film gets its general release).
Thanks. You are right ‘Hugo’ was very well done, James Cameron was the stereoscopic supervisor and advisor on that one.
I forgot to add Ang Lee and Alfonso Cuaron for ‘Life of Pi’ and ‘Gravity’, both of which lose some impact when not seen in 3D and they have absolutely clean 3D with no image ghosting, something only animated movies can usually claim.
“Godard made a 3D film” has to be one of the most attention-drawing headlines I could see. To be able to view this and Breathless back-to-back is just insanity.
I’m most excited for Goodbye to Language, Leviathan, and Winter Sleep, but I haven’t given up on Assayas’s film even though it didn’t win because Summer Hours is one of my favorites.