2 or 3 Things I Know About Her(2 OU 3 CHOSES QUE JE SAIS D’ELLE)

Godard examines the banalities and tragedies of modern capitalism at a time when Paris – the ‘Her’ in the film’s title – was undergoing grand modernisation projects. ‘Her’ also refers to Juliette, a suburban housewife who prostitutes herself part-time to make ends meet, but Godard’s film is more of an essay as he narrates in an intense whisper, and spins off into provocative philosophical and political tangents. Hailed by critic Amy Taubin as the ‘greatest film by the greatest post-1950s filmmaker’, Godard tossed everything into the film: politics, war, sports, consumerism. In contemporary society, he observed, ‘the advertising element reigns supreme.’

21/5 (Sun): Seminar with Long Tin and Li Cheuk-to