I’m not sure how Karl Marx enters the equation or for that matter, what Patti Smith is doing in this film, but from what I can gather, the trailer for Jean Luc Godard‘s Socialisme (which was released prior to Cannes) takes place on a ocean-liner, is part history lesson, part political commentary, and makes a link to how future generations perceive the adult world. I also find that this bears a resemblance to some of the ideas that transpire in Notre musique and once again, the filmmaker breaks down his film in 3’s and includes documentary footage. Here is the trailer, the synopsis and for a look at the poster one sheet (get an eyeful here).
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). An old French policeman. A fired female United Nations officer. A former double agent. A Palestinian ambassador. It’s a matter of gold, as it was before with the Argonauts, but what is seen (the image) is very different from what is heard (the word).
Our humanities. Visits to six sites of true or false myths: Egypt, Palestine, Odessa, Hellas, Naples and Barcelona. Our Europe.
At night, a sister and her younger brother have summoned their parents to appear before the court of their childhood. One of the parents in fact has to appear on television to stand as a candidate in the local elections at… The children demand serious explications of the themes of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity.
