Director Jean-Luc Godard, an icon of French new wave film, has died at 91, French media reports.
Key points:
- Director Jean-Luc Godard rose to fame as a pioneer of French cinema's new wave
- French President Emmanuel Macron described Godard as a "national treasure"
- Godard's first film Breathless was released in 1960
Multiple French media outlets have reported relatives of Godard had confirmed the news of his passing on Tuesday.
His movies broke with the established conventions of French cinema and helped kickstart a new way of filmmaking, complete with handheld camera work, jump cuts and existential dialogue.
Godard was not alone in creating France's new wave, a credit he shares with at least a dozen peers including Francois Truffaut and Eric Rohmer.
However, he was one of the most prolific of his peers, producing dozens of short- and full-length films over more than half a century from the late 1950s.
His debut feature Breathless was released in 1960.
His films propelled Jean-Paul Belmondo to stardom and his controversial modern nativity play Hail Mary grabbed headlines when Pope John Paul II denounced it in 1985.
"Sometimes reality is too complex. Stories give it form," Godard said.
French President Emmanuel Macron has taken to social media to pay tribute to Godard who he said was a "national treasure".
Loading Twitter content
Former French culture minister Jack Lang said Godard filled cinema with "poetry and philosophy".
"We owe him a lot," he said.
"His sharp and unique eye made us see the imperceptible."
Born into a wealthy French-Swiss family on December 3, 1930, in Paris, the ingenious "enfant terrible" stood for years as one of the world's most vital and provocative directors in Europe.
Godard, with his tousled black hair and heavy-rimmed glasses, made artists of movie-makers, putting them on a par with master painters and icons of literature.
"It's not where you take things from — it's where you take them to," he once said.
While he was an idol to many, he also faced criticism from his peers.
Canadian director Xavier Dolan, who shared an award with Godard at the Cannes film festival in 2014, said Godard was a "grinchy old man" and "no hero of mine".
Reuters/ AP
https://news.google.com/__i/rss/rd/articles/CBMiW2h0dHBzOi8vd3d3LmFiYy5uZXQuYXUvbmV3cy8yMDIyLTA5LTEzL2ZyZW5jaC1kaXJlY3Rvci1qZWFuLWx1Yy1nb2RhcmQtZGVhZC1hdC05MS8xMDE0MzY0MjDSAQA?oc=5
2022-09-13 09:58:52Z
1567104413
Tidak ada komentar:
Posting Komentar