TamTam Books News Friday, July 02, 2004: FOR EVER GODARD I just got this information off the Jean-Luc Godard mailing list. This sounds and looks wonderful! If any of you are going to any of these events -let me know and I will put your report on my site. Ciao, Tosh FOR EVER GODARD - book, season, events, masterclasses We are pleased to announce publication of FOR EVER GODARD, a substantial new interdisciplinary reassessment of the work of Jean-Luc Godard. This book seeks to do critical justice to the full sweep of Godard's artistic interests and preoccupations. It includes 22 lavishly illustrated chapters written by key critics from around the world, a photo essay by Philippe Dubois, a full visual filmography, and a preface by Raymond Bellour. Other contributors include Nicole Brenez, Christa Blumlinger, Vicki Callahan, Monica Dall'Asta, Vinzenz Hediger, Junji Hori, Laurent Jullier, Adrian Martin, James Quandt, Jacques Ranciere, and Trond Lundemo. FOR EVER GODARD is edited by Michael Temple, James S Williams, and Michael Witt. For full details, see: http://www.forevergodard.com To coincide with publication of this book, the Cine Lumiere at the Institut francais in London is staging a major season of screenings and special events throughout July. These include a retrospective of films, masterclasses by legendary cinematographer Raoul Coutard and composer Antoine Duhamel, and a number of introduced screenings by speakers including Chris Darke, Mike Figgis, Catherine Grant, Roland-Francois Lack, Colin MacCabe, and Douglas Morrey. The launch of the For Ever Godard book on Friday 2 July at 7.15pm will be followed by Raoul Coutard's masterclass. For full details, see: http://www.institut-francais.org.uk/general/actu.php CinÈ LumiËre Institut franÁais 17 Queensberry Place London SW7 2DT UK www.institut-francais.org.uk RESERVATIONS: 020-7073-1350 *************************************************************** Please find below the press release from the CinÈ LumiËre: FOR EVER GODARD 2 - 29 July at the CinÈ LumiËre Film Retrospective - Special Events - Book Launch - Masterclasses Film Retrospective: 2 - 29 July There have been many unique talents in the history of cinema, but few can compare with the highly individual genius that is Jean-Luc Godard. He has been making films for almost half of cinema's own lifetime, and it was clear from the start - with his dazzling debut feature, BREATHLESS, that he was taking film into the future even as he was honouring its past. As a new book addressing the multiple aspects of Godard's cinema is launched - FOR EVER GODARD (Black Dog Publishing) - we re-examine some of his key works in the company of filmmakers, critics, academics and Godard's own collaborators - Raoul Coutard and Antoine Duhamel - to discover how one of cinema's most notorious 'enfants terribles' has evolved into an elder statesman without ever losing his talent for invention and his taste for exuberant provocation. Our season features films from every period of Godard's mercurial career, and looks forward to the forthcoming release of his latest work, NOTRE MUSIQUE. Godard is blessed with a musical eye and a visual ear, and sound plays a vital role in his work: he is a determinedly audio-visual artist whose films bear comparison with works by the great modern composers. Constantly pushing the boundaries of cinema, Godard does not always succeed, but his failures make some others' successes appear pallid and empty. His films are playful, challenging, engaging, demanding, entertaining and illuminating, but never boring. He has been an inspiration for generations of international filmmakers, so much so that his famous 1958 declaration (´the cinema is Nicholas Rayª) might now be rewritten: for many true lovers of film, the cinema is Jean-Luc Godard. Special Events: 2 - 16 July Fri 2 July: LAUNCH EVENING 7.15pm FOR EVER GODARD - Book Launch 7.30pm Masterclass with Raoul Coutard, Godard's cinematographer 8.30pm First Name: Carmen Sat 3 July 7.30pm Masterclass with Michael Witt, co-editor of For Ever Godard 8.30pm JLG/JLG - intr. by Michael Witt Tue 6 July 8.00pm Le Petit Soldat - intr. by Roland-FranÁois Lack, contributor to For Ever Godard Wed 7 July 8.00pm King Lear - intr. by Douglas Morrey, University of Newcastle Thu 8 July 8.00pm Eloge de l'amour - intr. by Colin MacCabe, author of a biography of Godard Fri 9 July%0 8.00pm Weekend - intr. by Mike Figgis, film director Tue 13 July 8.00pm Slow Motion - intr. by Catherine Grant, contributor to For Ever Godard Thu 15 July 8.00pm Alphaville - intr. by Chris Darke, author of the forthcoming book ALPHAVILLE Fri 16 July 7.30pm Masterclass with Antoine Duhamel, Godard's Composer 8.30pm Pierrot le fou - intr. by Antoine Duhamel FOR EVER GODARD - Book Launch: Fri 2 July FOR EVER GODARD is a collective work (Black Dog Publishing), edited by Michael Temple, James S Williams and Michael Witt, proposing a critical reassessment and redefinition of Godard's entire corpus and its key role within contemporary culture. With 22 lavishly illustrated chapters, as well as a photo essay and a visual filmography, For Ever Godard aims to do critical justice to the full sweep of Godard's artistic interests and preoccupations. The volume presents material by scholars and practitioners from film and media studies, art history, musicology, philosophy and aesthetics. As an important marker of current methodologies, research and practice across these different disciplinary areas, For Ever Godard is an invaluable resource and of major importance to current discourses and debates on cinema and visual culture. For information on the book FOR EVER GODARD, please see http://www.forevergodard.com The publisher, Black Dog Publishing, can be please contacted at press@bdp.demon.co.uk Masterclass with Raoul Coutard: Fri 2 July One of the world's greatest cinematographers, Raoul Coutard was a key figure in the French New Wave and one of Jean-Luc Godard's most important collaborators. Coutard shot 17 films for Godard - among them, Breathless, Alphaville, Le MÈpris, Pierrot le fou and Weekend - but he was also behind the camera on many other major films including Jacques Demy's Lola, Truffaut's Jules et Jim and Costa-Gavras's political thriller Z. Still working in his eightieth year, Raoul Coutard will join us to discuss his filming experience with Godard during a collaboration that spanned 25 years and produced some of cinema's finest masterpieces. Jean-Luc Godard, Multi-Media Artist - Masterclass with Michael Witt: Sat 3 July One of the most remarkable aspects of Jean-Luc Godard's work is its sheer diversity. Over the course of his career, he has produced books, videos, audio CDs, written criticism, graphic collages, poems, and, of course, directed films. 'Everything is cinema', as he is fond of saying. In this richly illustrated talk, Michael Witt, co-editor of For Ever Godard, reconsiders Godard as a multi-media artist in the manner of Jean Cocteau rather than a feature film director in the lineage of Hitchcock or Hawks. Masterclass with Antoine Duhamel: Fri 16 July Antoine Duhamel is one of French cinema's busiest composers, and most recently provided the score for one of this summer's surprise hits, Since Otar Left. Over the past forty years, Duhamel has written music for more than 70 films by directors as diverse as Truffaut, Tavernier, Patrice Leconte, and - of course - Jean-Luc Godard. Duhamel's first major score was for Godard's Pierrot le fou, and they renewed their collaboration for Weekend. We are delighted to welcome Antoine Duhamel who will show extracts from these two major films and discuss the importance of music in the cinema of Jean-Luc Godard. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: www.institut-francais.org.uk RESERVATIONS: 020 7073 1350 CinÈ LumiËre at the Institut franÁais 17 Queensberry Place London SW7 2DT T. 020 7073 1350 www.institut-francais.org.uk Tosh // 10:42 AM ______________________ Comments: Post a Comment
FOR EVER GODARD I just got this information off the Jean-Luc Godard mailing list. This sounds and looks wonderful! If any of you are going to any of these events -let me know and I will put your report on my site. Ciao, Tosh FOR EVER GODARD - book, season, events, masterclasses We are pleased to announce publication of FOR EVER GODARD, a substantial new interdisciplinary reassessment of the work of Jean-Luc Godard. This book seeks to do critical justice to the full sweep of Godard's artistic interests and preoccupations. It includes 22 lavishly illustrated chapters written by key critics from around the world, a photo essay by Philippe Dubois, a full visual filmography, and a preface by Raymond Bellour. Other contributors include Nicole Brenez, Christa Blumlinger, Vicki Callahan, Monica Dall'Asta, Vinzenz Hediger, Junji Hori, Laurent Jullier, Adrian Martin, James Quandt, Jacques Ranciere, and Trond Lundemo. FOR EVER GODARD is edited by Michael Temple, James S Williams, and Michael Witt. For full details, see: http://www.forevergodard.com To coincide with publication of this book, the Cine Lumiere at the Institut francais in London is staging a major season of screenings and special events throughout July. These include a retrospective of films, masterclasses by legendary cinematographer Raoul Coutard and composer Antoine Duhamel, and a number of introduced screenings by speakers including Chris Darke, Mike Figgis, Catherine Grant, Roland-Francois Lack, Colin MacCabe, and Douglas Morrey. The launch of the For Ever Godard book on Friday 2 July at 7.15pm will be followed by Raoul Coutard's masterclass. For full details, see: http://www.institut-francais.org.uk/general/actu.php CinÈ LumiËre Institut franÁais 17 Queensberry Place London SW7 2DT UK www.institut-francais.org.uk RESERVATIONS: 020-7073-1350 *************************************************************** Please find below the press release from the CinÈ LumiËre: FOR EVER GODARD 2 - 29 July at the CinÈ LumiËre Film Retrospective - Special Events - Book Launch - Masterclasses Film Retrospective: 2 - 29 July There have been many unique talents in the history of cinema, but few can compare with the highly individual genius that is Jean-Luc Godard. He has been making films for almost half of cinema's own lifetime, and it was clear from the start - with his dazzling debut feature, BREATHLESS, that he was taking film into the future even as he was honouring its past. As a new book addressing the multiple aspects of Godard's cinema is launched - FOR EVER GODARD (Black Dog Publishing) - we re-examine some of his key works in the company of filmmakers, critics, academics and Godard's own collaborators - Raoul Coutard and Antoine Duhamel - to discover how one of cinema's most notorious 'enfants terribles' has evolved into an elder statesman without ever losing his talent for invention and his taste for exuberant provocation. Our season features films from every period of Godard's mercurial career, and looks forward to the forthcoming release of his latest work, NOTRE MUSIQUE. Godard is blessed with a musical eye and a visual ear, and sound plays a vital role in his work: he is a determinedly audio-visual artist whose films bear comparison with works by the great modern composers. Constantly pushing the boundaries of cinema, Godard does not always succeed, but his failures make some others' successes appear pallid and empty. His films are playful, challenging, engaging, demanding, entertaining and illuminating, but never boring. He has been an inspiration for generations of international filmmakers, so much so that his famous 1958 declaration (´the cinema is Nicholas Rayª) might now be rewritten: for many true lovers of film, the cinema is Jean-Luc Godard. Special Events: 2 - 16 July Fri 2 July: LAUNCH EVENING 7.15pm FOR EVER GODARD - Book Launch 7.30pm Masterclass with Raoul Coutard, Godard's cinematographer 8.30pm First Name: Carmen Sat 3 July 7.30pm Masterclass with Michael Witt, co-editor of For Ever Godard 8.30pm JLG/JLG - intr. by Michael Witt Tue 6 July 8.00pm Le Petit Soldat - intr. by Roland-FranÁois Lack, contributor to For Ever Godard Wed 7 July 8.00pm King Lear - intr. by Douglas Morrey, University of Newcastle Thu 8 July 8.00pm Eloge de l'amour - intr. by Colin MacCabe, author of a biography of Godard Fri 9 July%0 8.00pm Weekend - intr. by Mike Figgis, film director Tue 13 July 8.00pm Slow Motion - intr. by Catherine Grant, contributor to For Ever Godard Thu 15 July 8.00pm Alphaville - intr. by Chris Darke, author of the forthcoming book ALPHAVILLE Fri 16 July 7.30pm Masterclass with Antoine Duhamel, Godard's Composer 8.30pm Pierrot le fou - intr. by Antoine Duhamel FOR EVER GODARD - Book Launch: Fri 2 July FOR EVER GODARD is a collective work (Black Dog Publishing), edited by Michael Temple, James S Williams and Michael Witt, proposing a critical reassessment and redefinition of Godard's entire corpus and its key role within contemporary culture. With 22 lavishly illustrated chapters, as well as a photo essay and a visual filmography, For Ever Godard aims to do critical justice to the full sweep of Godard's artistic interests and preoccupations. The volume presents material by scholars and practitioners from film and media studies, art history, musicology, philosophy and aesthetics. As an important marker of current methodologies, research and practice across these different disciplinary areas, For Ever Godard is an invaluable resource and of major importance to current discourses and debates on cinema and visual culture. For information on the book FOR EVER GODARD, please see http://www.forevergodard.com The publisher, Black Dog Publishing, can be please contacted at press@bdp.demon.co.uk Masterclass with Raoul Coutard: Fri 2 July One of the world's greatest cinematographers, Raoul Coutard was a key figure in the French New Wave and one of Jean-Luc Godard's most important collaborators. Coutard shot 17 films for Godard - among them, Breathless, Alphaville, Le MÈpris, Pierrot le fou and Weekend - but he was also behind the camera on many other major films including Jacques Demy's Lola, Truffaut's Jules et Jim and Costa-Gavras's political thriller Z. Still working in his eightieth year, Raoul Coutard will join us to discuss his filming experience with Godard during a collaboration that spanned 25 years and produced some of cinema's finest masterpieces. Jean-Luc Godard, Multi-Media Artist - Masterclass with Michael Witt: Sat 3 July One of the most remarkable aspects of Jean-Luc Godard's work is its sheer diversity. Over the course of his career, he has produced books, videos, audio CDs, written criticism, graphic collages, poems, and, of course, directed films. 'Everything is cinema', as he is fond of saying. In this richly illustrated talk, Michael Witt, co-editor of For Ever Godard, reconsiders Godard as a multi-media artist in the manner of Jean Cocteau rather than a feature film director in the lineage of Hitchcock or Hawks. Masterclass with Antoine Duhamel: Fri 16 July Antoine Duhamel is one of French cinema's busiest composers, and most recently provided the score for one of this summer's surprise hits, Since Otar Left. Over the past forty years, Duhamel has written music for more than 70 films by directors as diverse as Truffaut, Tavernier, Patrice Leconte, and - of course - Jean-Luc Godard. Duhamel's first major score was for Godard's Pierrot le fou, and they renewed their collaboration for Weekend. We are delighted to welcome Antoine Duhamel who will show extracts from these two major films and discuss the importance of music in the cinema of Jean-Luc Godard. FOR FURTHER INFORMATION: www.institut-francais.org.uk RESERVATIONS: 020 7073 1350 CinÈ LumiËre at the Institut franÁais 17 Queensberry Place London SW7 2DT T. 020 7073 1350 www.institut-francais.org.uk Tosh // 10:42 AM