Origins of the 21st Century

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Origins of the 21st Century

Commissioned by the heads of the 2000 Cannes Film Festival to make an opening-night short commemorating cinema as it enters its second full century, Godard instead offers up a 17-minute barrage of re-edited footage of wars and Nazi atrocities, interspersed with clips of Maurice Chevalier in "Gigi" and Godard's own "À bout de souffle."

Original Title

De l'origine du XXIe siècle

Release Date

2000-05-10

Year

2000

Duration

16m

Status

Released

Score

6.30

Production

Cast

Pierre Guyotat

Pierre Guyotat

Self - Narrator (voice)

Ronald Chammah

Ronald Chammah

Self - Narrator (voice)