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Film · 2018

The image book

Original titleLe Livre d'image

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard · starring Jean-Luc Godard, Jean Cocteau and Danielle Darrieux

  • 1 h 24 min
  • 15
  • Documentary · Drama
  • SwitzerlandFrance
  • Released in the UK 1 December 2018
  • 3.9 AverageMovieNCo
  • 0.3 Users1 vote
  • 7.5 Critics7 reviews
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Synopsis

Jean-Luc Godard returns with a risky, precious and conflicting essay. By uniting classic movie clips and news sequences, often stretched, saturated and almost completely distorted, 'The Image Book' questions our relationship with film, culture and global politics. Godard has been responsible for the direction, script and editing of this film, winner of the Golden Palm special at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival. 'The Image Book' has fascinated the critics during their visit to the Toronto Film Festival and the San Sebastian film festival in 2018. It is important to note that this documentary is the 45th feature film of a director who has several masterpieces behind him. The film is produced by Mitra Farahani.

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The essentials

Runtime
84 min1 hour and 24 minutes
Rating
15Suitable only for 15 years and over
How long is The image book?
1 hour and 24 minutes (84 minutes).
When was The image book released in the UK?
It was released in the UK on 1 December 2018.
Who directed The image book?
Jean-Luc Godard.
Who is in The image book?
It stars Jean-Luc Godard, Jean Cocteau, Danielle Darrieux and Jean Gabin.
Where can I watch The image book?
In the UK it is available with a subscription on Mubi and with a channel on Apple TV and the Prime Video channel on Mubi.
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Cast

Full cast (11)
Director
Jean-Luc Godard
Writers
Jean-Luc Godard

Videos and trailers

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'The Image Book' Official Trailer 1:3621 September 2018

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Reviews

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What the critics say average 7.5 from 7 outlets

  • 8.0 The GuardianPeter Bradshaw It is bewildering. I?m not sure I understood more than a fraction and of course it can be dismissed as obscurantism and mannerism. But I found 'The Image Book' rich, disturbing and strange. Read
  • 8.0 The WrapSteve Pond Make no mistake: This is an angry movie, both in form and in content. Read
  • 5.0 The Hollywood ReporterTodd McCarthy One imagines Godard spending whole days playing with dials, switches and buttons to discover the very moments he wishes to emphasize in his clips, and a good many of them are passingly arresting. Read

Trivia

  • Film festivals

    The documentary was presented at the Cannes Film Festival and San Sebastian Film Festival.

  • 45th film

    This is the 45th feature film of French New Wave director Jean-Luc Godard.

  • Toronto

    The film premiered at TIFF in Toronto in September 2018.

  • Special Palme d'Or

    Godard's documentary won a special Palme d'Or at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival.

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