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Origins of the 21st Century (2000)

★ 6.4/10 16 min Documentary, War France, Switzerland French
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Description

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."

Top Cast

Pierre Guyotat
Pierre Guyotat Self - Narrator (voice)
Ronald Chammah
Ronald Chammah Self - Narrator (voice)

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