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Origins of the 21st Century

Plot: 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. "
Release Date: Wednesday, May 10 2000
24 years ago
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Portrait of Jean-Luc GodardJean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard was
69 in Origins of the 21st Century
as 'Director, Editor, Writer'
Wed, Dec 03 1930 –
Tue, Sep 13 2022
Portrait of Julien HirschJulien Hirsch
Julien Hirsch was
35 in Origins of the 21st Century
as 'Director of Photography'
Thu, Oct 01 1964