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April 28, 2005
Godard: That time was missed
Geoffrey Macnab has an audience with Jean-Luc Godard in the Guardian: "Godard may be a famous name, but he seems resigned to the fact that his films are not now widely seen and rarely make much impact at the box-office. His reputation is such that his regular producers... can raise money for his new projects... but his recent career isn't exactly a commercial beanfeast. To illustrate the point, he tells a story of how he recently flew from Montr�eal to New York. When he arrived, the customs officer asked him: "Mr Godard: what are you coming here for? Business or pleasure?" Godard indicated the former. The officer asked [his] business... "Unsuccessful movies," Godard replied. There is something paradoxical about his attitude toward cinema. He now seems despairing of the medium's ability to reinvent itself or to have any kind of social impact. "It's over," he sighs. "There was a time maybe when cinema could have improved society, but that time was missed." [More at the link.]
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