Origins of the 21st Century

Original Title : De l'origine du XXIe siècle

Documentary

Overview :

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."

Runtime : 16 Minutes

Average Vote : 6.3

Vote Count : 23

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