Richard Roud’s seminal study of the director Jean-Luc Godard places him in the context of modern European cinema, on which Godard’s work has been hugely influential, and considers Godard’s
political” cinema, including the ferocious masterpiece Weekend. This new edition includes an introduction by Michael Temple. Drawing on a wide range of literary, filmic, and
philosophical texts, the book places Godard’s work in its intellectual context, examining how developments in French culture and thought since 1950 have been mirrored inand sometimes
anticipated byGodard’s edgy films.
