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In the final creative period of his life, Godard’s films were marked by great formal beauty and a sense of requiem, especially for his personal essay JLG/JLG – Self-Portrait in December and the monumental Historie(s) of Cinema. After twenty years of unending exploration and experimentation, Godard has found the most satisfying way of expression through stunningly beautiful imagery and deeply compassionate cinematic essays, that is at once intellectual and lyrical. His use of montage and superimposition liberates ideas and feelings into a form of cinematic poem. If ever there were films made with the stream of consciousness, Godard has demonstrated how it is done.

In Film Socialism, Godard has completely deconstructed and reflected on the political ideology that he abided by throughout his entire life; when the whole world was obsessed with 3D movies, Godard experimented with 3x3D and Goodbye to Language his homemade 3D cameras, to explore the true cinematic language that technology can provide without resorting to cheap thrills or mass entertainment. As the ultimate cinematic auteur, Godard kept on putting into practice how a true artist can expand and live through (cinema) history until the very end.