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Release Date:
December 31, 1988
Original Title:
Puissance de la parole
Alternate Titles:
The Power of Words
Genres:
Drama | Romance
Production Companies:
Gaumont
JLG Films
Production Countries:
France
Ratings / Certifications:
N/A
Runtime: 25
Godard blends elements of literature, cinema and other artistic medias from different historical periods in order to make a stance on how words can be subverted and manipulated to many different contexts, sometimes bearing a similar significance to the original material or even creating an alternate context.
Costume Design:
Laurence Guindollet
Director:
Jean-Luc Godard
Director of Photography:
Caroline Champetier
Pierre-Alain Besse
Novel:
James M. Cain
Producer:
Marie-Christine Barrière
Philippe Malignon
Hervé Duhamel
Short Story:
Edgar Allan Poe
Writer:
Jean-Luc Godard
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