Godard constructs a lyrical study of the cinematic and creative process by deconstructing the story of his 1982 film Passion. “I didn’t want to write the script,” he states, “I wanted to see it.” Positioning himself in a video editing suite in front of a white film screen that evokes for him the “famous blank page of Mallarmé,” Godard uses video as a sketchbook with which to reconceive the film. The result is a philosophical, often humorous rumination on the desire and labor that inform the conceptual and image making process of the cinema.
Released: Jan 28, 1982
Runtime: 54 minutes
Genre: Documentary
Stars: Jean-Luc Godard, Anne-Marie Miéville, Pierre Binggeli, Jean-Bernard Menoud, Isabelle Huppert, Michel Piccoli
Crew: Jean-Luc Godard (Director), John Ellis (Editor), Kevan Debonnaire (Director of Photography), Brian Wiseman (Editor), Simon Hartog (Producer), Keith Griffiths (Producer)