Simone Weil

One of the use comments accuses Godard of name-dropping for mentioning Simone Weil among others without giving further details. Personally I think if it encourages people to read the books then it's a job well done. Here's a quote:-

"What a country calls its vital economic interests are not the things which enable its citizens to live, but the things which enable it to make war. Gasoline is much more likely than wheat to be a cause of international conflict." (from The Need for Roots, 1949)

hmmmm...