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After a rolling montage of war and devastation, and with the burnt ruins of Sarajevo still standing as a solitary witness to the last great horror of the 20th century, Godard asks the question: "how can we live?" The audience responds: "with our fingers in our ears and our eyes tightly closed." Heaven really is a place where nothing ever happens.

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Răpciune

31Dec11

it's funny how words betray the film. they do not lie, but they betray it. films like inglorious basterds or munchen betray levinas, but differently. in spite of sophisticated choices of texts and additional music,i found this film spiritless. if tolerance accepts two types of opposing certitudes, then how can it still define war as good vs. evil, since it is the clash of such equal systems of certitudes that war is?

DT

27Nov11

By far the most cogent of Godard’s video essays that I’ve seen. While I enjoyed the likes of In Praise of Love and Film Socialisme on a (strictly) artistic level, this is the only one that’s actually engaged me on an emotional one. A fascinating, diverse slice of Godardalia.

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DT

27Nov11

“Communism existed once, during two 45 minute half-times, when Honved, from Budapest, won over England by 6-3. The English played individually, and the Hungarians, collectively.” Brilliant.

orangey

1Oct11

Godard can be either genius,interesting of annoying.Sad to say this fits in the last category.Even die hard fans like american critic Jonathan Rosenbaum wore skeptical about it

Rui Tenreiro

3Jun11

Less quotes of wonder and awe would make for a better trailer which actually shows what the film is about.

-VAHID-

24Aug10

i liked the hell part

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Gidalte

23Aug10

A voyage inside Godard´s mind: first, wake you up with his vision of hell ( = Sartre´s vision?), after in purgatory he uses dialogues and memorables images to create a brainstorm in our minds and finnaly we ´re are transported to his heaven, to consider about his cinematographic work. Trip that i would love to do everyday! Great movie, indeed.

Commie Bee

12May10

The world is now split in two , between tose who line up to voice their misery and those for whom this public display provides a daily of moral confort to their domination .

Santropez

27Mar10

This was Godard's first film I ever saw, it catched and told me to keep watching his work. I love it.

JP. Schmidt

21Mar10

One of Godard's best. Too many people talk about the man as if he was dead but with films like this and In Praise of Love ... he is all too alive ... all too talented.