Jean-Luc Godard

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  • Birth Place: Paris, France
  • Date of Birth / Zodiac Sign: 12/03/1930, Sagittarius
  • Profession: Director; screenwriter; actor
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Jean-Luc Godard Fast Facts:
  • Became a naturalized Swiss citizen during World War II. 
  • Joined with fellow future filmmakers François Truffaut and Jacques Rivette to publish La Gazette du Cinema, a monthly film journal, from May to November 1950.
  • Wrote for the influential film magazine Cahiers du Cinema during the 1950s. 
  • Financed his first film, the short Operation Beton, by saving money he made working construction.
  • Helped pioneer the French New Wave of filmmaking.
  • Tossed away the script for his classic Breathless during filming and began writing the dialogue day-by-day.
  • Essentially invented the intentional use of the jump cut (edits of two shots that are slightly off angle from one another).
  • Turned his back on commercial moviemaking in the late '60s to pursue a Marxist agenda. 
  • Awarded an Honorary Academy Award in 2010, but didn't show up to the ceremony to collect it.
  • Jean-Luc Godard Relationships:
  • Anna Karina - Ex-wife
  • Anne Wiazemsky - Ex-wife
  • Anne-Marie Miéville - Significant Other
  • Paul Godard - Father
  • Odile Monod - Mother
  • Rachel - Sister
  • Jean-Luc Godard Awards:
  • 2010 Oscar: Honorary Award - Winner
  • 1981 César Awards: Best Film - Nominee
  • 1981 César Awards: Best Director - Nominee
  • 1960 Berlin Film Festival: Silver Bear for Best Director - Winner
  • College:
  • Attended University of Paris, Paris, France
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