Origins of the 21st Century

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."

Genre:

Documentary, History, War

Duration:

16 min

Cast:

Pierre Guyotat, Ronald Chammah

Quality:

HD

Director:

Jean-Luc Godard

Release:

2000

Country:

France, Switzerland

Rating:

6.6