Made in U.S.A
Godard spills the beans on politics and atrocity Peter Hulm
Anna Karina, who died in December 2019, was more than Jean-Luc Godard's muse. In one film of his, Made in U.S.A, she was allowed an independent existence. Sixty years since Godard’s 'Breathless' burst onto our screens in 1959, it is still only 10 years since the United States premiered this 1966 film by the French-Swiss filmmaker. A meditation about atrocity in politics. it was disguised as a nonsensical private-eye thriller. Today this nightmare version of Alice in Wonderland or Tintin today looks more and more realistic. Peter Hulm pays tribute to an artist who once lived down the hill from him in Vaud and could often be seen on the streets of Rolle as well as filming on location nearby.
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