Jean-Luc Godard
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| - | '''Jean-Luc Godard''' (born [[3 December]], [[1930]] in [[Paris]]) is a French [[filmmaker]] and one of the most [[influential]] members of the ''Nouvelle Vague'', or "[[French New Wave]]". Guy Debord dismissed him as an "offspring of Mao and Coca Cola". | + | '''Jean-Luc Godard''' (born [[3 December]], [[1930]] in [[Paris]]) is a French [[filmmaker]] and one of the most [[influential]] members of the ''Nouvelle Vague'', or "[[French New Wave]]". [[Guy Debord]] dismissed him as an "offspring of Mao and Coca Cola". |
| Born to [[French people|Franco]]-[[Swiss]] parents in Paris, he was educated in [[Nyon]], [[Switzerland]], later studying at the Lycée Rohmer, and the [[University of Paris|Sorbonne]] back to Paris. During his time at the Sorbonne, he became involved with the young group of filmmakers and film theorists that gave birth to the New Wave. | Born to [[French people|Franco]]-[[Swiss]] parents in Paris, he was educated in [[Nyon]], [[Switzerland]], later studying at the Lycée Rohmer, and the [[University of Paris|Sorbonne]] back to Paris. During his time at the Sorbonne, he became involved with the young group of filmmakers and film theorists that gave birth to the New Wave. | ||
| Known for stylistic implementations that challenged, at their focus, the conventions of [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood cinema]], he became universally recognized as the most audacious and radical of the New Wave filmmakers. He adopted a position in filmmaking that was unambiguously political. His work reflected a fervent knowledge of [[History of Film|film history]], a comprehensive understanding of [[Existentialism|existential]] and [[Marxist philosophy]], and a scholarly disposition that placed him as the lone filmmaker among the public [[Intellectualism#Academics and public intellectuals|intellectuals]] of the [[Rive Gauche]].{{GFDL}} | Known for stylistic implementations that challenged, at their focus, the conventions of [[Cinema of the United States|Hollywood cinema]], he became universally recognized as the most audacious and radical of the New Wave filmmakers. He adopted a position in filmmaking that was unambiguously political. His work reflected a fervent knowledge of [[History of Film|film history]], a comprehensive understanding of [[Existentialism|existential]] and [[Marxist philosophy]], and a scholarly disposition that placed him as the lone filmmaker among the public [[Intellectualism#Academics and public intellectuals|intellectuals]] of the [[Rive Gauche]].{{GFDL}} | ||
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Jean-Luc Godard (born 3 December, 1930 in Paris) is a French filmmaker and one of the most influential members of the Nouvelle Vague, or "French New Wave". Guy Debord dismissed him as an "offspring of Mao and Coca Cola".
Born to Franco-Swiss parents in Paris, he was educated in Nyon, Switzerland, later studying at the Lycée Rohmer, and the Sorbonne back to Paris. During his time at the Sorbonne, he became involved with the young group of filmmakers and film theorists that gave birth to the New Wave.
Known for stylistic implementations that challenged, at their focus, the conventions of Hollywood cinema, he became universally recognized as the most audacious and radical of the New Wave filmmakers. He adopted a position in filmmaking that was unambiguously political. His work reflected a fervent knowledge of film history, a comprehensive understanding of existential and Marxist philosophy, and a scholarly disposition that placed him as the lone filmmaker among the public intellectuals of the Rive Gauche.
