Hong Kong: For Ever Godard

SCREENINGS FROM MAY 6 TO JULY 23, 2O23 // EXHIBITION FROM JUNE 7 TO JUNE 21, 2023

One of the greatest filmmaking giants of all time, Jean-Luc Godard (1930-2022) seemed like an unstoppable force of superhuman intellect who would live forever, but he finally chose to go out on his own terms. It looked as if he was having his last laugh, bidding us farewell at will, and stunned us with his last breath. 

In his lifetime, he shocked and enthralled everyone when he introduced jump cut as a cinematic tool for editing, and broke the fourth wall in the middle of a sentence without hesitation. Many filmmakers were daring, few were willing to try something new, but it’s another thing to keep on breaking the rules, experimenting with cinematic forms, pushing the narrative boundaries, reinventing new sets of film language, as well as embracing new technologies. Ever since Godard made BREATHLESS, cinema has never been the same. 

Fabrice Aragno, long time collaborator of JLG will be present in Hong Kong to introduce the work of Jean-Luc Godard, giving a masterclass and talks, and to accompany the Installation/Exhibition "LIVING PROJECTION: IN PRAISE OF THE IMAGE"

Photo: LE LIVRE D'IMAGE, Jean-Luc Godard, 2018