Origins Of The 21st Century

Origins of the 21st Century
Description

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."

Stars

Pierre Guyotat, Ronald Chammah

Runtime

16 minutes

Release Date

May 10, 2000

Rating

6.3/10 (25 votes)

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