<p>In this biography, now translated into English for the first time, Bert Rebhandl provides a balanced evaluation of the work of one of the most original and influential film directors of all time: Jean-Luc Godard (1930–2022). In this sympathetic yet critical overview, he argues that Godard's work captured the revolutionary spirit of Paris in the late 1960s as no other filmmaker has dared, and in fact reinvented the medium.\nRebhandl skillfully weaves together biographical details; information about the cultural, intellectual, and cinematic milieu over the decades; and descriptions of Godard’s most significant films to support his assertion that the director was a permanent revolutionary—always seeking new ways to create, understand, and comment on film within a larger context. He views Godard as an artist consistently true to himself while never ceasing to change and evolve, often in unexpected, radical, and controversial ways.\nRebhandl is known as a journalist with deep insights and lucid prose. Despite the wealth of material to analyze, he neither gets lost in the details nor offers a superficial gloss, even while directly tackling such topics as the long-standing charges of antisemitism against Godard and his oeuvre. This volume will be welcome to both casual fans and dedicated devotees.</p>

Jean-Luc Godard: The Permanent Revolutionary (Wisconsin Film Studies)

Biographies & Memoirs

Rebhandl, Bert

Arts & Literature

University of Wisconsin Press

Yang Fudong

<p>This survey of Yang Fudongís films traces the artistís evolving understanding of his homeland and explores the frisson between Chinaís traditions and its ever-accelerating future.</p>

Arts & Photography

Folie, Sabine

Fudong, Yang

History & Criticism

Walther König, Köln

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