Origins of the 21st Century

2000 · 16 min · Documentary, History, War

Commissioned by the heads of the 2000 Cannes Film Festival to make an opening-night short commemorating cinema as it enters its second full century, Godard instead offers up a 17-minute barrage of re-edited footage of wars and Nazi atrocities, interspersed with clips of Maurice Chevalier in "Gigi" and Godard's own "À bout de souffle."

Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Writer: Jean-Luc Godard
Released: May 10, 2000
Language: French

Cast

Pierre Guyotat
Self - Narrator (voice)
Ronald Chammah
Self - Narrator (voice)

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