Jean-Luc Godard Bio (Biography)
Real name:
Jean-Luc Godard
Date of birth:
December 3. 1930
Place of birth:
Paris, France
Astrology Sign:
Sagittarius
Height:
5' 7" (1.70 m)
Biography
Jean-Luc Godard is a French film maker born on born 3 December 1930 in Paris and is counted as one of the most gifted French filmmakers. He is also one of the most prominent members of the Nouvelle Vague, or "French New Wave".
Early life
Born to Swiss parents, he received his education in Nyon, Switzerland, and after that he continued his studies at the Sorbonne in Paris. In Paris, he was in continuous contact with a young group of filmmakers and film theorists that gave birth to the NewWave.
Career
Jean-Luc Godard was known for his conventional style of film making and was recognized as a symbol of radical change in the cinema arena.
Soon he founded the film journal, Gazette du cinéma, which saw publication of five issues in 1950. Meanwhile he also took a part time job as a construction job site of a dam. While working at the site, he shot a documentary about the building, Opération béton in 1955.
He made Une femme coquette, a ten-minute black and white picture and Tous les garçons s'appellent Patrick in 1957. His most memorable works included Breathless (1960), and Week End (1967) which focused in conventional works.
Films
Jean-Luc Godard's first film that silenced his critics was Breathless (1960), in which he paired Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg. The movie was on French culture and effect of the west on the French cinema.
Vivre sa vie directed by Jean-Luc Godard in 1962 was one of the master piece produced by the director and was the most popular amongst his critics. The film was based upon the aspirations of a mother and aspiring actress whose poor circumstances lead her to the life of a streetwalker.
Les Carabiniers , Contempt , Bande à part (Band of Outsiders), and Pierrot le fou were some of his other films which present the genius at his best.
Early life
Born to Swiss parents, he received his education in Nyon, Switzerland, and after that he continued his studies at the Sorbonne in Paris. In Paris, he was in continuous contact with a young group of filmmakers and film theorists that gave birth to the NewWave.
Career
Jean-Luc Godard was known for his conventional style of film making and was recognized as a symbol of radical change in the cinema arena.
Soon he founded the film journal, Gazette du cinéma, which saw publication of five issues in 1950. Meanwhile he also took a part time job as a construction job site of a dam. While working at the site, he shot a documentary about the building, Opération béton in 1955.
He made Une femme coquette, a ten-minute black and white picture and Tous les garçons s'appellent Patrick in 1957. His most memorable works included Breathless (1960), and Week End (1967) which focused in conventional works.
Films
Jean-Luc Godard's first film that silenced his critics was Breathless (1960), in which he paired Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg. The movie was on French culture and effect of the west on the French cinema.
Vivre sa vie directed by Jean-Luc Godard in 1962 was one of the master piece produced by the director and was the most popular amongst his critics. The film was based upon the aspirations of a mother and aspiring actress whose poor circumstances lead her to the life of a streetwalker.
Les Carabiniers , Contempt , Bande à part (Band of Outsiders), and Pierrot le fou were some of his other films which present the genius at his best.