There are countless books written about the 60s/68s/post world war II situation - you will easily find
them as well as books about cinema and/or Godard of that time.
I don't think many people will join this thread - not just because of this unpopular film but the whole
subject - which is, imo, almost impossible to discuss on the internet.
See, this is why I wasn't impressed with this film. Godard obviously knows very little about the historical subjects he presents in this film, and his "characters" (though each of them are forgettable) have conversations about these subjects that leave you with the impression that they got all that info from their partisan college professors. That seems largely like Godard's post-1960's output in a nutshell.
I know, I know: I'm one of those pathetic cinephiles who whines about how Godard just isn't what he used to be. But... I
do! Bergman made
Saraband in his 80's and Sidney Lumet made
Before The Devil Knows You're Dead in his 80's'. Both of those films are masterpieces. Sure, Godard would probably dismiss those films as "conventional", but hey--at least they're films.
Godard just wasted all of the last decade doing... what? If I've missed any important titles, I apologize. I really do. I've been searching in vain for any late titles from his career that can help redeem him in my eyes. But superfluous films like
Notre Musqiqe don't exactly make me excited to keep wanting to wade through all of it.
"What I don't understand is how we're going to stay alive this winter."
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