Jean-Luc Godard, a 20th-century film director, and movie critic died peacefully by assisted suicide at the good age of 91, after battling multiple sicknesses. He had his family members with him in his home in the Swiss town of Rolle, on Lake Geneva.
Jean-Luc Godard in the 20th century
Godard was one of the few influencers that encouraged the advancement of the film industry and cinemas back in the 1960s. His first casting was a crime drama titled ‘ Breathless’ which made waves and he acted alongside American actress Jean Seberg.
Speaking about Godard, his fellow critic, David Thompson said,
“He comes along in 1960 and says in effect, I have seen all the films ever made. I love them, most of them, but I abandon them because they’re all out of date. I am going to make a new kind of film, and I’m going to combine the energy and the novelty of ideas of a student, with the story forms of the old films. And for six or seven years, two films a year so we’re talking about a fair number of movies, he pulls it off.”
During his career as a filmmaker and director, Godard tried many genres and did great in portraying them. Films like Contempt, Alphaville, and Weekend were three of his most celebrated in the 20th century.
