Jean-Luc Godard, a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic, lived from 3 December 1930 to 13 September 2022. Prior to 1950, ciné-clubs (film societies) were becoming more popular in Paris' Latin Quarter.
Godard started frequenting these clubs, which eventually became his go-to hangouts: the Cinémathèque Française, Ciné-Club du Quartier Latin (CCQL), Work and Culture ciné club, and others.
Henri Langlois and Georges Franju founded the Cinémathèque in 1936. André Bazin organized film screenings and discussions for the workers' education group Work and Culture, which served as a model for the film clubs that sprang up all over France after the Liberation. Maurice Schérer was the driving force behind the CCQL, which was established in 1947 or 1948.
Jean-Luc Godard became friends with other movie buffs at these clubs, such as Jacques Rivette, Claude Chabrol, and François Truffaut.
Is Jean-Luc Godard a Marxist?
Yes Jean-Luc Godard is a Marxist. Godard was open about his intellectual views and political affiliations. Through his films, he conveyed existentialist thought and Marxist principles.
In movies like La Chinoise, Pierrot, Une woman mariée, and Week End, his Marxist ideas were clear to see.
