Godard's iconic films on screen

The “For Ever Godard” cycle will show nine fundamental films by director Jean-Luc Godard, the biggest name in the French New Wave movement, until March 20th, at Cinema Charlot – Municipal Auditorium.

The cycle began on the 14th with “Name: Carmen”, a film from 1983, which portrays the tragic story of Carmen and Joseph, who become linked during a bank robbery and decide to run away together to a house by the sea, and features the participation of Godard himself playing the character of a patient in a psychiatric hospital.

Promoted by Leopardo Filmes, the cycle runs until March 20th, including eight other films directed by Jean-Luc Godard between 1960 and 1993, namely “Uma Mulher é uma Mulher” (1961), on the 15th, “Pedro, O Loco” (1965) and “O Desprezo” (1963), the 16th, “O Acossado” (1960) and “Válha-me Deus” (1993), the 17th, “Os Carabineiros” (1963), the 18th, “Alphaville” (1965), at 19, and “Made in USA” (1966), at 20.

These nine films by the French-Swiss director are shown at Cinema Charlot at 21:30 pm, with the exception of “Pedro, O Louco” and “O Acossado”, which start at 16:00 pm.

Jean-Luc Godard was the fundamental figure of the French Nouvelle Vague (New Wave), a movement that revolutionized European cinema from the 50s onwards with its approach to marginal and intellectual themes, using innovative filming and editing techniques.