FILM SOCIALISME
OREGON PREMIERE

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
France/Switzerland, 101 minutes
Foreign/Drama
Print courtesy of Kino Lorber
FRI OCT 14 @ 6:00PM | Salem Cinema
WEDS OCT 19 @ 6:30PM | Salem Cinema

Legendary director Jean-Luc Godard returns to the screen with Film Socialisme, a magisterial essay on the decline of European Civilization. As a garish cruise ship travels the Mediterranean (with Patti Smith among its guests), Godard embarks on a state of the EU address in a vibrant collage of philosophical quotes and historical revelations of pure cinematic beauty. A symphony in three movements, this disarmingly comic, avant garde film charms: Such Things invites us into a medley of multi-lingual conversations among passengers on the cruise ship; Our Europe involves a pair of children summoning their parents to appear before a tribunal of their childhood, demanding serious answers on themes of liberty and equality; and finally, Our Humanities visits six legendary sites around the world. Both timeless and timely in his poetic storytelling technique, Godard continues to challenge how movies function and how we look at them. Remarkably moving and provocative.

Selected Filmography: Breathless (60), Band of Outsiders (64), Every Man For Himself (80), King Lear (87), In Praise of Love (01)