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Top 100 Most Anticipated Films of 2010: Jean-Luc Godard’s Socialisme
While Agatha Christie took to the locomotive, deep thinker, essay film specialist and grandfather of the French New Wave finds solace in the high seas. An ocean-liner is the lieu for what appears to more politically-driven, existentialist questions in a film that merges docu footage with actors in deliberate cue-card reading mode.
#58. Socialisme
Director/Writer: Jean-Luc Godard
Producers: Ruth Waldburger
Distributor: Rights Available.
The Gist: A symphony in three movements. Things such as: The Mediterranean, a cruise ship. Numerous conversations, in numerous languages, between the passengers, almost all of whom are on holiday… An old man, a war criminal (German, French, American we don’t know) accompanied by his granddaughter. A famous French philosopher (Alain Badiou). A representative of the Moscow police, detective branch. An American singer (Patti Smith).….(more)
Cast: A bunch of people – some actors, some not.
Why is it on the list?: While Agatha Christie took to the locomotive, deep thinker, essay film specialist and grandfather of the French New Wave finds solace in the high seas. An ocean-liner is the lieu for what appears to more politically-driven, existentialist questions in a film that merges docu footage with actors in deliberate cue-card reading mode. This is his first time working in HD. You either dig him or you don’t.
Release Date/Status?: A January release in France is expected, not sure which North American festival would present this one.
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