How education and upbringing influenced the life of Jean-Luc Godard. A timeline of key moments.
Jean-Luc Godard was a highly influential French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and critic, a key figure in the French New Wave. His experimental approach revolutionized filmmaking through innovations in narrative, sound, camerawork, and continuity. Godard's work challenged conventional cinematic norms and cemented his place as one of the most important filmmakers of the post-war era.
On December 3, 1930, Jean-Luc Godard was born in the 7th arrondissement of Paris to Odile (née Monod) and Paul Godard. His parents were from wealthy Franco-Swiss Protestant families.
In 1936, Henri Langlois and Georges Franju founded the Cinémathèque Française, which later became an important venue for film enthusiasts like Jean-Luc Godard.
In 1946, Jean-Luc Godard's interest in cinema was sparked by reading André Malraux's essay 'Outline of a Psychology of Cinema' and the relaunch of La Revue du cinéma.
Around 1947 or 1948, the Ciné-Club du Quartier Latin (CCQL) was founded, led by Maurice Schérer. This club played a key role in the intellectual development of film enthusiasts like Jean-Luc Godard.
Around 1947 or 1948, the Ciné-Club du Quartier Latin (CCQL) was founded, led by Maurice Schérer. This club played a key role in the intellectual development of film enthusiasts like Jean-Luc Godard.
In 1948, Jean-Luc Godard failed his baccalauréat exam and subsequently returned to Switzerland, marking a setback in his formal education.
In 1949, after passing the baccalauréat retest, Jean-Luc Godard returned to Paris and registered for a certificate in anthropology at the University of Paris (Sorbonne), though he did not regularly attend classes.
Around 1950, in Paris' Latin Quarter, ciné-clubs (film societies) gained prominence, becoming regular haunts for Jean-Luc Godard. He frequented the Cinémathèque Française, Ciné-Club du Quartier Latin (CCQL), Work and Culture ciné club, and others.
In the fall of 1952, Jean-Luc Godard left Paris and returned to Switzerland, residing with his mother in Lausanne.
In April 1954, while working as a telephone switchboard operator at the Grande Dixence Dam, Jean-Luc Godard received a call relaying the news of his mother, Odile Monod, dying in a scooter accident.
In January 1956, Jean-Luc Godard returned to Paris, but his ambitious plan to create a feature film based on Goethe's Elective Affinities was unsuccessful.
In December 1958, Jean-Luc Godard reported from the Festival of Short Films in Tours, expressing admiration for the work of Jacques Demy, Jacques Rozier, and Agnès Varda and solidifying friendships.
Released just before the May 1968 events, Godard's film La Chinoise is thought by some to have foreshadowed the student rebellions that took place.
Inspired by the May 1968 upheaval, in 1968, Godard, along with François Truffaut, led protests that shut down the Cannes Film Festival in solidarity with the students and workers.
In 1969, Jean-Luc Godard, influenced by Marxist philosophy, formed the Dziga Vertov Group with other radical filmmakers to create political works.
Jean-Luc Godard, the influential French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and critic, passed away on September 13, 2022.
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