Chapter 16 Brief introduction to each chapter of "Film History" (Part 1)

HISTOIRE(S) DU CINEMA, 1A, TOUTES LES HISTOIRE(S) "All History" (51 minutes) Godard's long film journey sets off. Embellishing the opening pages of "Film History" are two famous quotes: critic Bresson's "don't change, because everything changes" and poet Virigilius' "return is a difficult business".Godard seems to have specially selected these two meaningful words to best explain his magnificent screen travel.Indeed, this is not an ordinary book introducing the history of films. It integrates a large number of films, literature, music works, philosophical thoughts, painting art, and modern history, and handles them with special film techniques, striving to show the true essence of film art. Charm is Godard's unique discourse on film history that others cannot show.In addition to a large number of quotations and inductions, he once again showed us Godard's consistent unique technique and profound skill in combining narrative and lyricism.

HISTOIRE(S) DU CINEMA, 1B, UNE HISTOIRE SEULE "A Separate History" (42 minutes) "Film History" is divided into 8 chapters, the first chapter is "All History" 1A, and the second chapter "Separate History" is 1B, which seems to reveal the relativity of things.This chapter takes history and the loneliness of a single story as the theme, and creates a very deep auditory atmosphere through the voiceover of Hindemith, Leonard Cohen, Janis Joplin, Jean Renoir and others.Godard also plays along with the film's plot with tributes to writers like his beloved Dorel, Evans, and others. Both Chapters 1A and 1B were first published in 1989, and both chapters have now been reworked and reorganized.

HISTOIRE(S) DU CINEMA, 2A, SEUL LE CINEMA "Solo Movie" (27 minutes) "What is the task of the historian? It is to clearly record events that have not happened in history." In this chapter, Godard has a heated discussion with film critic Sergidane about history and film history. "Is cinema a product of the twentieth century? No, it's the nineteenth; did people see more movies after the 'New Wave'? No, it's doubtful whether there are 10 films in film history. But Only cinema is the only art that can fully tell history. Only through cinema can it project itself into the future." "Night of the Hunter", as Riedelpi saw Baudorel's "Travel", Kremt painting.Godard takes us into the dreamlike world of cinema.

HISTOIRE(S) DU CINEMA, 2B, FATALE BEAUTE "Deadly Beauty" (29 minutes) Fatal, fatal beauty is the fatal moment. Sex and death, these are the two major propositions that the film began to explore when it was still in its "infancy" after its birth. "Deep in the story of human love is the history of the wet nurse".From such an exposition in the film, it can be seen that this is the most obscure chapter in "Film History".It seems that the two major propositions of sex and death are the fate of human beings that can never be told clearly. "If film is neither art nor technology, what is it? Is it a mystery?".In the film, Godard recommends two masterpieces to us: Hermann Brojo's "The Death of Virgilius" and Welles' "The Great Ambersons".