Le Gai Savoir (1969)

  • NR
  • 09/27/1969 (US)
  • Drama
  • 1h 35m

Overview

Night after night, not long before dawn, two young adults, Patricia and Emile, meet on a sound stage to discuss learning, discourse, and the path to revolution. Scenes of Paris's student revolt, the Vietnam War, and other events of the late 1960s, along with posters, photographs, and cartoons, are backdrops to their words. Words themselves are often Patricia and Emile's subject, as are images, sounds, and juxtapositions.

Jean-Luc Godard

Writer, Director

Cast

Juliet Berto's headshot

Juliet Berto

Patricia Lumumba (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Léaud's headshot

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Émile Rousseau (uncredited)
Jean-Luc Godard's headshot

Jean-Luc Godard

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

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