ADIEU AU LANGAGE (France 2014) ***

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard

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ADIEU AU LANGAGE, Godard’s latest venture is as exasperating as his NOTRE MUSIQUE and FILM SOCIALISM.

Shot in glorious 3D, but we were handed out smudged 3D glasses which the usher claimed had been cleaned.  Dirty glasses or not, the audience will surely be just as blurry of what Godard intentioned in the film before or after viewing the film.  Godard philosophizes on everything in this film with a very loose narrative at play and his dog, credited as Roxy Mieville, running around tying in all the loose pieces.  Godard haters - beware!

The 3D film is awesomely shot and the film is covered with bright colours as well as blurred and super clear images.  The sound is varied in stereo to create an accompanying 3D sound - if there is such a term.  Godard tries.  There also changes the camera rates from 15 to 60 frames per second.  His credits include philosopher names like Freud and Jung.

For those who insist on  narrative, the film contains two couples—one in the first half (Héloise Godet and Kamel Abdelli) and the other another in the second (Zoé Bruneau and Richard Chevallier).  They fight, argue, take off their clothes and do what they normally do in a Godard film.  Godard gave himself a cameo as well.  And he says his favourite values are zero and infinity, though never explaining the reason why.  This is the core of why the film can be so frustrating.  One is always trying to figure out what Godard is trying to do.  Perhaps the trick is not to, but just to relax an see what transpires on screen.

ADIEU AU LANGUE was a hit at this year’s Cannes but people appear to avoid it at TIFF.  But the film is back with the Tiff Cinematheque Godard Part 2 retrospective.  The critics claim that the film ought to be seen at least twice to be understood.  But I beg to differ.  Twice is not enough!

The film opens on Nov 14th at the Bell Lightbox for a theatrical run.

Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk2x3ZEsnh0

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