Notre musique
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Legendary French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard once again poses a number of provocative questions about art, politics, and the nexus point between them in this drama in three acts, "Hell," "Purgatory," and "Paradise." After a collage of film clips illustrate a meditation on the nature of war and conflict in society, Godard introduces his central set piece, in which a group of authors, artists, and noted thinkers gather for a symposium taking place in the battle-scarred city of Sarajevo. Olga Brodsky (Nade Dieu) is a young journalist who is French and Jewish by birth and Israeli by choice; she has come to discuss the conflict between her adopted nation and Palestine with some of the many notables in attendance, in particular a celebrated Palestinian author. As Olga wrestles with issues of conflict, identity, and culture along with others at the conference, one of the participants, Jean-Luc Godard, points out the frustrating similarities between the grammar of cinema and human nature, and posits the notion that it's the essential differences of the peoples of the world, rather than their similarities, which are at the root of our culture. Notre Musique was a prizewinner at the 2004 San Sebastián International Film Festival, where it was named Film of the Year. ~ Mark Deming, RoviReview
The term "very French" might have been coined to describe Jean-Luc Godard's Notre Musique. Among those skeptical of the French -- and, with characteristic irony, perhaps even among the French themselves -- a work of art might be described as "very French" if it possesses a certain mixture of abstraction and pretentiousness. Notre Musique has both qualities in spades. Which doesn't mean that a Godard fan or a fan of nonlinear philosophical discourse won't love it; it's just that if you aren't one of those two, you probably won't be on the right wavelength. Calling it "very French" is somewhat misleading in a literal sense, as several languages are spoken in the film, the minimal action takes place in Sarajevo, and the most tangible topic of discussion is the conflict in the Middle East. All the talking points in Notre Musique call for being described in terms of their relative tangibility, as Godard doesn't draw explicit connections between the Big Ideas he's grappling with. But there's no doubt the Bosnian setting is a devastating visual counterpoint to any number of the "isms" on display here. The bombed-out remains of buildings, combined with the sort of ho-hum nature of Sarajevo's ongoing daily life, offer an underlying theme: conflict is an eternal constant, and the survival of people ends up being a function of their ability to incorporate it into their lives, rather than letting it consume them, as happens with one character here. Could Godard have achieved this same message without relying on a ten-minute opening montage of violent images accompanied by intellectual sound bites, perhaps using the extra time for at least a little plot and character development? Yes, but then he wouldn't be Jean-Luc Godard. ~ RoviCast
- Sarah Adler - Judith Lerner
- Nade Dieu - Olga Brodsky
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Ronny Kramer
- Georges Aguilar
Credit
Anne-Marie Miéville - Art Director, Jean-Luc Godard - Director, Julien Hirsch - Cinematographer, Jean-Christophe Beauvallet - Cinematographer, Alain Sarde - Producer, Ruth Waldburger - Producer, François Musy - Sound/Sound Designer, Pierre Andre - Sound/Sound Designer, Gabriel Hafner - Sound/Sound Designer, Jean-Luc Godard - Screenwriter, Meredith Monk - Featured Music, Arvo Pärt - Featured Music, Jean Sibelius - Featured Music, Pyotr Tchaikovsky - Featured Music, Anouar Brahem - Featured Music, Ketil Bjornstad - Featured Music, Gyorgi Kurtag - Featured Music, David Darling - Featured Music, Alexander Knaifel - Featured Music, Komitas - Featured Music, Hans Otte - Featured Music, Trygve Seim - Featured Music, Valentin Silvstrov - Featured Music| Notre Mariage (1985 Film), Notre Histoire (1984 Film) | |
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| Directed by | Jean-Luc Godard |
| Produced by | Alain Sarde Ruth Waldburger |
| Written by | Jean-Luc Godard |
| Starring | Sarah Adler Nade Dieu Jean-Luc Godard Ronny Kramer Georges Aguilar |
| Cinematography | Jean-Christophe Beauvallet Julien Hirsch |
| Release date(s) | May 19 2004 |
| Running time | 80 minutes |
| Country | Switzerland France |
| Language | French Arabic English Hebrew Serbo-Croatian Spanish |
Notre musique (Our Music) is a 2004 film directed by Jean-Luc Godard. The film reflects on violence, morality, and the representation of violence in film, and touches especially on past colonialism and the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict. It was screened out of competition at the 2004 Cannes Film Festival.[1]
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The film's tripartite structure is apparently inspired by the Divine Comedy of Dante; the film's three segments are titled "Realm 1: Hell", "Realm 2: Purgatory", and "Realm 3: Heaven".
The first segment is a relatively brief, non-narrative montage composed of war footage, propaganda footage, and battle scenes from fictional films, constantly intercut, and accompanied by classical piano.
The second segment, which is relatively straightforwardly narrative, makes up the bulk of the film. It tells the story of two young women visiting a European arts conference in Sarajevo: Judith Lerner (Sarah Adler), a journalist from Tel Aviv, and Olga Brodsky (Nade Dieu), a French-speaking Jew of Russian descent. Judith interviews the poet Mahmoud Darwish (played by himself) at the conference, and surveys the city, visiting the Mostar bridge, where she reads Emmanuel Levinas (Entre Nous). Olga makes a digital-video film of the conference, is visited by her uncle Ramos Garcia (Rony Kramer), who is translating for the conference, and attends a lecture on film by Godard (who plays himself). The Spanish writer Juan Goytisolo also appears as himself.
The third segment, a brief postlude, shows Olga walking contemplatively through a quiet lakeside setting which appears to be guarded by American soldiers.
Critical reception
The film received generally positive reviews from critics. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 65% of critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 52 reviews.[2] Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 77 out of 100, based on 19 reviews.[3]
Awards and nominations
- European Film Awards
- Nominated: Best Actress (Sarah Adler)
- Nominated: Best Screenwriter (Jean-Luc Godard)
- San Sebastián Film Festival (Spain)
- Won: FIPRESCI Film of the Year (Jean-Luc Godard)
References
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Notre musique". festival-cannes.com. http://www.festival-cannes.com/en/archives/ficheFilm/id/4183970/year/2004.html. Retrieved 2009-12-05.
- ^ "Notre Musique - Movie Reviews, Trailers, Pictures - Rotten Tomatoes". Rotten Tomatoes. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/notre_musique/. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
- ^ "Notre Musique (2004): Reviews". Metacritic. http://www.metacritic.com/film/titles/notremusique. Retrieved 2008-02-06.
External links
- Notre musique at the Internet Movie Database
- Notre musique at AllRovi
- Notre musique at Rotten Tomatoes
- Notre musique at Metacritic
- Notre musique at Box Office Mojo
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