Origins of the 21st Century
2000
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Synopsis
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."
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Original language
French
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Festival History
- Viennale 2007 generic
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2001 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 2000 generic
- New York Film Festival 2000 generic
