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Soigne ta Droite (1986)
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
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From Time Out Film Guide
The relationship between Godard and his audience has for ages been that of teacher and pupil, with Godard the invariably foul-tempered prof, and his audience the recalcitrant C stream, regarded as bringing nothing to the encounter except their own shortcomings. This is modified in those films where Godard is an on-screen participant: teacher starring in the school play. Here his role is a film director, referred to as 'The Idiot', who'll make any rubbish assigned him, and who Godard renders via a rather good imitation of Harry Langdon (or possibly Pee-Wee Herman). The film comprises a series of charades (as opposed to 'scenes') which never achieve a middle ground between the over-obvious and the over-obscure. (Air travel as a metaphor for - what? Life?) As in One Plus One much time is spent with a bunch of musicians trying to get their sound right. But the hail of allusions, quotes and gnomic declarations seldom coalesce into more than a groan of schoolmasterly dissatisfaction over things in general.Author: BBa
Cast & crew
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Cast: Jean-Luc Godard, Jacques Villeret, François Périer, Jane Birkin, Dominique Lavanant, Michel Galabru, Rufus, Eva Darlan, Isabelle Sadoyan, Les Rita Mitsouko full cast
Duration: 81 mins
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