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Goodbye to language / Прощай, речь

FRANCE
2014, 70 MIN.

Director & scriptwriter Jean-Luc Godard
Camera Fabrice Aragno
Cast: Héloïse Godet, Kamel Abdeli, Richard Chevallier, Zoé Bruneau, Christian Gregori, Jessica Erickson, Alexandre Païta
Producers Brahim Chioua, Vincent Maraval, Alain Sarde
Production Wild Bunch, Canal+, CNC

He and she are two worlds apart which have lost connection. Their only intermediary is the dog. Without words the animal translates love both ways and unexpectedly this weak connection becomes stronger. But will it be sufficient to rekindle the old feelings?

* 2 awards at the Cannes IFF
* 3 awards of the National Society of Film Critics, USA

JEAN-LUC GODARD
Born in 1930 in Paris. World-famous film director. Film critic, actor, scriptwriter and producer, one of the originators of the French “New Wave” in cinema. His works of the 1960-s had a revolutionary effect on world filmmaking. Prizewinner of renowned international film festivals. His filmography includes “Breathless” (1960), “Crazy Pete”, “Alphaville” (1965), “Masculin Feminin” (1966), “A Chinese”, “Week end” (1967), “Slow Motion” (1980), “Passion” (1982), “First Name: Carmen” (1983), “Hail Mary” (1985), “Germany Year 90 Nine Zero” (1991), “For Ever Mozart” (1996), “Film Socialism” (2010) and many others.

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