Jean-Luc Godard

Jean-Luc Godard (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃lyk ɡɔdaʁ]; born 3 December 1930) is a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film critic. He is often identified with the 1960s French film movement La Nouvelle Vague, or "New Wave". Like his New Wave contemporaries, Godard criticized mainstream French cinema's "Tradition of Quality", which "emphasized craft over innovation, privileged established directors over new directors, and preferred the gr... More

Date of birth:

  • Dec 3, 1930 (age 81 years)

Also known as:

  • Godard, Jean-Luc,
  • JL Godard,
  • Hans Lucas,
  • Monsieur Godard,
  • JeanLuc Cinéma Godard,
  • Moi même,
  • J.-L. Godard
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National Society of Film Critics Special Awards Winners

César Award for Best Director Nominees

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