Godard and Sound: Acoustic Innovation in the Late Films of Jean-Luc Godard by Albertine Fox

Abstract

Enfant terrible, celluloid deity,and self-construed “composer” of film, Jean-Luc Godard requires scant introduction in any undertaking that concerns the on-screen arts. Over the course of a multidecade career, the French-Swiss director/screenwriter/ critic has solidly fastened his cinematic omnipotence. His presence is plainly felt both in his output—where his insurgent instincts are etched into the audiovisual essence of on-screen events and personae—and in the ever-augmenting literature on film. Even while classical-realist and Hollywood-centric avenues of investigation have continued to exert a colossal impact on screen media production and scholarship, Godard has skilfully leveraged his outlander status, and cemented his leviathan influence.

Keywords

• godard
• film sound
• innovation
• viscerality
• acoustic extremes