Jean-Luc Godard
Jean-Luc Godard is a pioneering French New Wave director known for his challenging and unconventional filmmaking methods.
Director
December 3, 1930
Sagittarius
94
Paris, France
Jean-Luc Godard, a distinguished French filmmaker, screenwriter, and producer, played a significant role in the French New Wave movement of the 1960s, which transformed the world of cinema. Some of his most notable films include “Breathless,” “Band of Outsiders,” “Alphaville,” “Contempt,” and “Pierrot le Fou.” Throughout his illustrious career, Godard has received numerous accolades, such as the Honorary Golden Bear at the 1982 Berlin Film Festival and an Honorary Academy Award in 2010. Known as the enfant terrible of French cinema, Godard’s enduring influence and impressive body of work continue to be celebrated and admired.
