Often obtuse but always beautiful, this heady meditation on time, memory and — of course — filmmaking is the first Jean-Luc Godard film to receive a proper U.S. release since 1987's KING LEAR, but it's hardly a commercial breakthrough. Brimming with ideas, aphorisms, diatribes, film clips and even bits of a story, the film's a gorgeous muddle that somehow manages to leave one both baffled and deeply satisfied. Having finally abandoned his idea for a cantata inspired by Simone Weil, Edgar (Bruno Putzulu) is developing a project that will explore the four moments of love — the first meeting, the physical passion, the separation, the reconciliation —...
Released:
2001
Rated:
NR
Length:
98 mins