Is La Chinoise by Jean-Paul Godard a good piece of Art?

La Chinoise (1967) is smart as all of Godard’s works are, but only mildly entertaining. Its content, style of critique, & entertainment value put it on par with Godard’s other (and later) meditation on the intersection of pop culture & revolutionary politics, Sympathy for the Devil (1968).

What does La Chinoise mean?

La Chinoise (“The Chinese”) is a 1967 French political film directed by Jean-Luc Godard about young extremists in Paris.

Is La Chinoise on DVD?

La Chinoise is not one of Godard’s most widely seen films, and until 2008 was unavailable on DVD in North America. However a number of critics such as Pauline Kael, Andrew Sarris and Renata Adler have hailed it as among his best.

Why is La Chinoise considered a turning point for Jean-Luc Godard?

Along with Pierrot le fou, Masculin, féminin, Two or Three Things I Know About Her and Week End, La Chinoise is often seen as signaling a decisive step towards Godard’s eventual renunciation of “bourgeois” narrative filmmaking.

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What are some of the most entertaining Jean-Paul Godard films?

Some of Godards films are consistently entertaining (Breathless, My Life to Live, Band of Outsiders, Alphaville, Weekend, Pierrot Le Fou) while others are less so. La Chinoise (1967) is smart as all of Godard’s works are, but only mildly entertaining.

What is the movie La Chinoise about?

“La Chinoise” (1967 release; 93 min.) brings the story of university students forming a cell over one summer at one of their parents apartment and studying the word of Mao, Marx and Lenin, with the hope/intent to “start the revolution”.

How old was Anne Wiazemsky when she married Jean Luc Godard?

During the making of one of his films, French film director Jean-Luc Godard falls in love with 17-year old actress Anne Wiazemsky and later marries her. The last 60 days in the life of Vincent Van Gogh.