Born into a Franco-Swiss Protestant family and educated first in Switzerland before returning to Paris, Godard failed his baccalauréat, studied anthropology at the Sorbonne and began writing for Cahiers du Cinéma, where he denounced the French “Tradition of Quality” and praised Hollywood auteurs such as Hitchcock. His transition from criticism to filmmaking produced the landmark Breathless (1960),… Read more
Biography written by WatchMoods, based on public sources
Known for The 400 Blows 1959 Breathless 1960 Contempt 1963 Cléo from 5 to 7 1962 ★ 6.9 The Married Woman 1964
The Narrator (voice) (uncredited) ★ 7.4 In the Darkness of Time 2002
(voice) (uncredited) ★ 6.9 Hail, Sarajevo 1993
Narrator (voice) ★ 6.7 Here and Elsewhere 1976
Narrator (voice) ★ 6.6 Paris Belongs to Us 1961
Hans Lucas ★ 6.6 Fool’s Mate 1956
Party guest (uncredited) ★ 6.5 King Lear 1988
Professor Pluggy ★ 6.5 A Story of Water 1961
The Young Man (voice) ★ 6.5 Fiancés on the Bridge 1962
Man with the Black Glasses ★ 6.4 Charlotte and Her Boyfriend 1958
Jules (voice) (uncredited) ★ 6.1 Keep Your Right Up 1987
Idiot / Prince ★ 6.1 The Kreutzer Sonata 1956
Ami Journaliste ★ 6.1 Joy of Learning 1969
Narrator (voice) (uncredited) ★ 5.9 For Ever Mozart 1996
Man Pretending to Play Soccer (uncredited) ★ 6.3 The Image Book 2018
Narrator (voice) ★ 5.4 The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers 1964
Man in Fez / Narrator (segment "Le Grand escroc") (uncredited) ★ 5.6 Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak 1951
Walter ★ 5.5 A Flirtatious Woman 1955
The Man Who Looks at the Balcony (uncredited) ★ 6.1 Made in U.S.A 1967
Richard Politzer (voice) (uncredited) ★ 6.2 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her 1967
Narrator (voice) ★ 6 Goodbye to Language 2014
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