Number Two
An experimental film by the director Jean-Luc Godard, divided into two distinct parts. The first part is an extensive monologue of Godard concerning the filmmaking process itself and the funding which it requires. He compares his experience as a filmmaker to that of a factory worker, and describes most film studios as factories. He claims that the same factory-like conditions exist in every major center for filmmaking, whether it is Los Angeles, Moscow, or Algeria.During the monologue, the viewers are presented with television monitors which feature characters who will return in the main section of the film. The film observes the sexual and economic life of a middle-class family in a social housing complex in France. Sandrine and Pierre's family is "observed" by static cameras that were installed in the rooms of an apartment, recording every character's actions. The husband learns that his wife has been cheating on him, and sodomizes her as a form of revenge, intentionally causing her pain. Their daughter spies on the parents while they are having sex, never bothering to interfere. The family is used to seeing each other partially undressed. In one scene, the mother and the daughter hang out in the living room at lunch time. The mother wears an untied robe and the daughter wears only her underwear, but the family's son is just playing with his food and seems bored.
- 1975
- 1 Hr 28 Mins
- Documentary, Drama
An experimental film by the director Jean-Luc Godard, divided into two distinct parts. The first part is an extensive monologue of Godard concerning the filmmaking process itself and the funding which it requires. He compares his experience as a filmmaker to that of a factory worker, and describes most film studios as factories. He claims that the same factory-like conditions exist in every major center for filmmaking, whether it is Los Angeles, Moscow, or Algeria.During the monologue, the viewers are presented with television monitors which feature characters who will return in the main section of the film. The film observes the sexual and economic life of a middle-class family in a social housing complex in France. Sandrine and Pierre's family is "observed" by static cameras that were installed in the rooms of an apartment, recording every character's actions. The husband learns that his wife has been cheating on him, and sodomizes her as a form of revenge, intentionally causing her pain. Their daughter spies on the parents while they are having sex, never bothering to interfere. The family is used to seeing each other partially undressed. In one scene, the mother and the daughter hang out in the living room at lunch time. The mother wears an untied robe and the daughter wears only her underwear, but the family's son is just playing with his food and seems bored.