Jean-Luc Godard (UK: / ˈɡɒdɑː / GOD-ar, US: / ɡoʊˈdɑːr / goh-DAR; French: [ʒɑ̃ lyk ɡɔdaʁ]; 3 December 1930 – 13 September 2022) was a French and Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic.

Godard wrote a gossip column for the journal, but also spent much time writing scenarios for films and a body of critical writings which placed him firmly in the forefront of the "nouvelle vague" aesthetic, …

Dec 28, 2025 · Jean-Luc Godard, French Swiss film director who was one of the leading figures of the New Wave movement in France during the late 1950s and the ’60s. His notable movies included …

Sep 14, 2022 · Born in Paris in 1930 to rich Franco-Swiss parents, Godard grew up in the rarefied world of politics, philosophy and literature. He dabbled with anthropology as a student, but his great love …

His work reflects a fervent knowledge of film history, a comprehensive understanding of existential and Marxist philosophy, and a profound insight into the fragility of human relationships. This is the most …

Sep 13, 2022 · Film director Jean-Luc Godard, who spearheaded the revolutionary French New Wave of cinema, has died at 91.

Sep 14, 2022 · Highly influential French film director Jean-Luc Godard has died at age 91. His family said Godard died peacefully and surrounded by his loved ones on Tuesday at his home in the Swiss …