As mysterious as life.

i've graded all of histoire(s) as one single movie/tv program/video. this is one of my favorite videos/movies ever, and I can barely speak about it without feeling stupid. this is Big, Significant art - everybody with even a slight interest in movies/moving pictures/movie history should watch this, if only for the sheer plastic beauty and scope of it.

A loosely-connected smattering of barely related clips and really bad video effects, with Godard occasionally muttering something meaningless. This kind of free-association essay format can be interesting, and occasionally Godard nails an intriguing transition, but most of the time you're just wondering where he's going with all this. Answer: eh, nowhere in particular. The best thing is that it reminds you of better movies that you'd like to see again, without all the surrounding nonsense.

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It can be over obtuse and erratic at time but upon a second viewing Histoire(s) du cinéma is an achievement, far more interesting than his cinematic work. Less a history of cinema than the moral issues within it, and Godard looking back at his career, this is can be provocative and abstract, but its also intelligent, mesmerising, and surprisingly emotional. Like his other essay video work, Godard shows his intelligence, sincerity and thought within it, making this the peak of them.

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