Jean-Luc Godard Jean-Luc Godard ( , ; ; 3 December 193013 September 2022) was a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic. He rose to prominence as a pioneer of the French New Wave film movement of the 1960s, alongside such filmmakers as Fran� ...

was a French-Swiss

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and

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whose career spanned nearly seventy years. He directed, wrote, produced and edited many films. The following attempts to be a comprehensive filmography.

Early short films: 1955–1959

First wave ''(
Nouvelle Vague French New Wave (french: La Nouvelle Vague) is a French art film movement that emerged in the late 1950s. The movement was characterized by its rejection of traditional filmmaking conventions in favor of experimentation and a spirit of iconocla ...
''): 1959–1967

Feature films

Short films

Dziga Vertov Group The Dziga Vertov Group (french: Groupe Dziga Vertov) was formed around 1969 by politically active filmmakers including Jean-Luc Godard and Jean-Pierre Gorin. Their films are defined primarily for Brechtian forms, Marxist ideology, and a lack of per ...
/political films: 1968–1972

Although Godard and

Jean-Pierre Gorin Jean-Pierre Gorin (born 17 April 1943) is a French filmmaker and professor, best known for his work with ''French New Wave, Nouvelle Vague'' luminary Jean-Luc Godard, during what is often referred to as Godard's "radical" period. Jean-Pierre Go ...

were the principal creative forces behind these films, they usually went without on-screen credit. Most of the films from this time period were credited to the

Dziga Vertov Group The Dziga Vertov Group (french: Groupe Dziga Vertov) was formed around 1969 by politically active filmmakers including Jean-Luc Godard and Jean-Pierre Gorin. Their films are defined primarily for Brechtian forms, Marxist ideology, and a lack of per ...

collective.

Transitional period (SonImage): 1974–1978

Second wave: 1979–1988

Feature films

Short films/videos

Late films: 1988–2023

Feature and short films

Video work

Only acting credit

Contribution works

References

External links

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Early short films: 1955–1959

First wave ''(Nouvelle Vague French New Wave (french: La Nouvelle Vague) is a French art film movement that emerged in the late 1950s. The movement was characterized by its rejection of traditional filmmaking conventions in favor of experimentation and a spirit of iconocla ...''): 1959–1967

Feature films

Short films

Transitional period (SonImage): 1974–1978

Second wave: 1979–1988

Feature films

Short films/videos

Late films: 1988–2023

Feature and short films

Video work

Only acting credit

Contribution works

References

External links

First wave ''(
Nouvelle Vague French New Wave (french: La Nouvelle Vague) is a French art film movement that emerged in the late 1950s. The movement was characterized by its rejection of traditional filmmaking conventions in favor of experimentation and a spirit of iconocla ...
''): 1959–1967