Jean-Luc Godard

Jean-Luc Godard

Directing

Personal Info

gender

Male

birthday

December 3, 1930

died

September 13, 2022

place of birth

Paris, France

also known as

Jean Luc Godard · J.-L. Godard · JL Godard · JeanLuc Cinéma Godard

total credits

50 movies

Biography

Jean-Luc Godard (December 3, 1930 – September 13, 2022) was a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film critic. He rose to prominence as a pioneer of the 1960s French New Wave film movement and was arguably the most influential French filmmaker of the post-war era.

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Known For

Breathless

Breathless

as The Snitch

Cléo from 5 to 7

Cléo from 5 to 7

as The Man with Black Glasses / Actor in Silent Film

Contempt

Contempt

as Lang's Assistant Director

The 400 Blows

The 400 Blows

as (voix) (non crédité)

Scheherazade

Scheherazade

as Handwalker

Notre Musique

Notre Musique

as Self

Filmography

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Breathless
7.5

Breathless

1960as The Snitch
Cléo from 5 to 7
7.7

Cléo from 5 to 7

1962as The Man with Black Glasses / Actor in Silent Film
Contempt
7.0

Contempt

1963as Lang's Assistant Director
The 400 Blows
8.0

The 400 Blows

1959as (voix) (non crédité)
Scheherazade
7.5

Scheherazade

1963as Handwalker
Notre Musique
6.8

Notre Musique

2004as Self
Vivre Sa Vie
7.7

Vivre Sa Vie

1962as The Lover Reading Poe (voice) (uncredited)
Band of Outsiders
7.5

Band of Outsiders

1964as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Close Up
9.5

Close Up

2012as Self (archive footage)
Faces Places
7.6

Faces Places

2017as Self
The Image Book
6.3

The Image Book

2018as Narrator (voice)
First Name: Carmen
6.0

First Name: Carmen

1983as Uncle Jeannot (uncredited)
Made in U.S.A
6.1

Made in U.S.A

1967as Richard Politzer (voice) (uncredited)
From Darkness to Light
6.7

From Darkness to Light

2025as Self (archive footage)
The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers
5.4

The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers

1964as Man in Fez / Narrator (segment "Le Grand escroc") (uncredited)
2 or 3 Things I Know About Her
6.2

2 or 3 Things I Know About Her

1967as Narrator (voice)
Paris Belongs to Us
6.6

Paris Belongs to Us

1961as Hans Lucas
Room 666
6.6

Room 666

1985as Self
King Lear
6.5

King Lear

1988as Professor Pluggy
Far from Vietnam
7.1

Far from Vietnam

1967as Self (segment "Camera Eye")
The Married Woman
6.9

The Married Woman

1964as The Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Cinématon
4.9

Cinématon

1978as N°106
Morceaux de Cannes
2.0

Morceaux de Cannes

2021
Bardot, The Misunderstanding
7.7

Bardot, The Misunderstanding

2013
Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde
6.0

Belmondo, il était une fois le beau monde

2011as Self (archive footage)
Reporters
7.0

Reporters

1981as Self
1 P.M.
6.2

1 P.M.

1971as Self
Sign of the Lion
7.1

Sign of the Lion

1962as Le Mélomane (uncredited)
The Glass Castle
5.8

The Glass Castle

1950as Un voyageur qui sort de la Gare de l'Est (uncredited)
Fiancés on the Bridge
6.5

Fiancés on the Bridge

1962as Man with the Black Glasses
Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
7.2

Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

1974as Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Heart of the Festival
6.5

Heart of the Festival

2002as Self (archive footage)
Godard Cinema
5.5

Godard Cinema

2023as Self
Fool’s Mate
6.5

Fool’s Mate

1956as Party guest (uncredited)
The Lovely Month of May
8.0

The Lovely Month of May

1963as Self (uncredited)
ORG
5.1

ORG

1979as Self (archive footage)
The Defector
5.8

The Defector

1966as Orlovsky's Friend (uncredited)
Filmmakers in Action
7.2

Filmmakers in Action

2006as Self (archive footage)
Goodbye to Language
6.0

Goodbye to Language

2014as Narrator (voice)
Le Petit Soldat
6.9

Le Petit Soldat

1963as Man at Railway Station (uncredited)
Brunes et Blondes

Brunes et Blondes

2010as Self
Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure
9.0

Michel Legrand, sans demi-mesure

2018as Self (archive footage)
Being Bo Widerberg
8.0

Being Bo Widerberg

2025as Self (archive footage)
Keep Your Right Up
6.1

Keep Your Right Up

1987as Idiot / Prince
Paparazzi
6.7

Paparazzi

1964as Self
Wind from the East
6.8

Wind from the East

1970as Self (uncredited)
Scénario du film Passion
5.8

Scénario du film Passion

1982as Narrator / Self
Number Two
6.1

Number Two

1975as Self (uncredited)
Sun in Your Eyes
6.5

Sun in Your Eyes

1962
The Kreutzer Sonata
6.2

The Kreutzer Sonata

1956as Ami Journaliste