Godard lives a secluded life as a hermit. He might not like this film.

Pulp Fiction (1994) directed by Quentin Tarantino

What is the pulp and what is the fiction of this film ? This film makes no sense at all.The sad thing is that it does not have any reality.Godard has abandoned France and now lives in a tiny Swiss town of Rolle. I can assure that even Godard will say that this film has no beginning,no middle and no end and that too in no particular sense.As Quentino Tarantino has crooked teeth may be people like his films for that reason.All the actors of this film look confused.The great actress from Portugal Maria de Medeiros wasted her talent for a minor role which no one will ever bother to remember.Although it was a comeback vehicle for John Travolta,he has not acted well.Sam Jackson is confused.The most confused of them all is Christopher Walken.Let the others make merry but Quentin Tarantino will bore people to death with silly films like Kill Bill.Stay way from this film as it is a waste of money.

Compelling and controversial : a sure shot recipe for success.

Le Mépris (1963) directed by Jean Luc Godard

Jean Luc Godard described his film as a story of a misunderstanding between a man and a woman.Le Mepris shows succinctly how true love can vanish when one lover becomes contemptible.Paul Javal is in a fix as to how he should assure his wife that he loves her a lot.Camile has no basis for her contempt which she directs against her innocent husband.The creative process has become an obstacle to their relationship.It is precisely due to this involvement that Camille is showing contempt for her husband.Le Mepris is the most revealing film about the edifying influence the cinema has on its creators.The film brilliantly captures the moods and emotions that go in making a film. Fritz Lang,in his role as a director brings the film closer to reality.He makes the film look more authentic.This has been Godard's tribute to the great master.Le Mepris audaciously discusses genuine European aesthetics v/s crass commercialization à la Hollywood.Prokosh is more interested in his wealth than art.Everyone knows that the conflict between Paul and Prokosh is inevitable.Prokosh's death symbolizes the zero in life. Le Mepris was constantly dogged by controversies and on one occasion even Godard was held in contempt by the film's producer George de Baroncelli.

This film by Godard is not at all a film of our times.

Sauve qui peut (la vie) (1980) directed by Jean Luc Godard

The English title of this film "Sauve qui peut la vie" made by Jean Luc Godard is "Everyman for himself".This is exactly what happens in this film which is only for people having unusual cinematographic tastes.All the three main characters are in their own world without bothering about what the other persons are doing.There are a lot of similarities between the film maker Jean Luc Godard and the film director's role played nicely by French singer,actor Jacques Dutronc. It appears as if Godard had deliberately chosen Dutronc for that role keeping in mind their own erratic behavioral patterns. Nathalie Baye is acceptable in her role as the hapless girl friend of this eccentric director.The most challenging and in some sense controversial part has been played by famous French actress Isabelle Huppert as an innocent prostitute who silently bears all the ill treatment meted to her by her clients.This is a good psychological film directed by Godard about the emotional stagnation of some characters who are unable to come out of their mental framework.