Godard Mon Amour

Jun 24, 2017

1h 48m

★ 6.6

This movie is a “stupid, stupid idea.”

Overview

In 1967, during the making of “La Chinoise,” film director Jean-Luc Godard falls in love with 19-year-old actress Anne Wiazemsky and marries her.

Genres

Drama

Romance

Comedy

Production Companies

Les Compagnons du Cinéma

La Classe américaine

France 3 Cinéma

StudioCanal

Forever Group

Godard Mon Amour Trailers

Cast

Jean-Luc Godard

Louis Garrel

Anne Wiazemsky

Stacy Martin

Michèle Rosier

Bérénice Bejo

Bambam

Micha Lescot

Michel Cournot

Grégory Gadebois

Jean-Pierre Gorin

Félix Kysyl

Jean-Henri 'Jean-Jock' Roger

Arthur Orcier

Bernardo Bertolucci

Guido Caprino

Marco Ferreri

Emmanuele Aita

Marco Margine

Matteo Martari

Eric de la Meignière

Stéphane Varupenne

Jean Vilar

Philippe Girard

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