Jean-Luc Godard Obituary

Jean Luc Godard was a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film critic. He rose to prominence as a pioneer of the 1960s French New Wave film movement and was arguably the most influential French filmmaker of the post-war era.

During his early career as a film critic for the influential magazine, Cahiers du Cinema, Godard criticised mainstream French cinema’s Tradition of Quality, which emphasised established convention over innovation and experimentation.

Godard has been recognised as one of the most influential filmmakers of the 20th century and one of the leaders of the French New Wave.

On December 4, 2019, an art installation piece created by Godard opened at the Fondazione Prada in Milan.

Godard was married twice, to actresses Anna Karina and Anna Wiazemsky, both of whom starred in several of his films.