Jean-Luc Godard

Jean-Luc Godard, born December 3, 1930, in Paris, France, is the film director who came to prominence with the New Wave group in France during the late 1950s and the ’60s. Godard’s first feature film, À bout de souffle (1960; Breathless), which was produced by François Truffaut, his colleague on the journal Cahiers du cinéma,…

Jean-Luc Godard, born December 3, 1930, Paris, France, is a French Swiss film director who came to prominence with the New Wave group in France during the late 1950s and the ’60s. Godard’s first feature film, À bout de souffle (1960; Breathless), which was produced by François Truffaut, his colleague on the journal Cahiers du…

Jean-Luc Godard, born December 3, 1930, Paris, France, is a French Swiss film director who came to prominence with the New Wave group in France during the late 1950s and the ’60s. Early life and career Godard’s first feature film, À bout de souffle (1960; Breathless), which was produced by François Truffaut, his colleague on…