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Shane 2022-11-11 20:23:03

Movie name: Do whatever you want [French]

Release time: 1962-09-20

Director: Jean-luc Godard

Actor: Anna Karina

When to watch: December 18, 2018

This is the second work I have seen directed by Godard. The whole film Godard is divided into twelve chapters. Each chapter seeks to gradually promote the development of the story, but from time to time he pushes into some inexplicable The plot of the film is sometimes confusing, but I don’t think it’s the most important thing to watch Godard’s film plot. All attention should be paid to those fragmented dialogues and the details of the picture expression, so as to realize what you want to watch, and opinions vary.

Of course, I also need to pay attention to Godard's master-level lens movement and jumping shooting techniques. I don't understand it professionally, but I noticed the second paragraph. The director used a three-minute long shot to shoot the heroine easily and naturally. (Anna Karina) The daily life of working in a record store finally pushed the camera to the streets of France. I think the structure and rhythm of the whole picture are great. There is also a close-up of the director's crying face of the heroine in the first act, and the countless close-ups above the shoulders in the back are also very beautiful.

As for the plot and lines of this film, the title of the film is just like what you want, and the last paragraph is the same as the chat between the heroine and the philosopher.

This may be Godard's style, there are not too many bizarre joys and sorrows, and the big deal is a dead end. Godard expresses the French New Wave thought, freedom, randomness, decadence and fearlessness of life through the expressions of the characters, the details of life, the construction of the lens, and the lines of the freewheeling.

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Extended Reading

Vivre Sa Vie quotes

  • The Philosopher: Do you know anyone who knows right off what he loves? No. When you're 20, you don't know. All you know are bits and pieces. You grasp at experience. At that age, "I love" is a mixture of many things. To be completely at one with what you love takes maturity. That means searching. That's the truth of life.

  • Jeune homme: I'd like to go to the Louvre.

    Nana: No, I don't like looking at paintings.

    Jeune homme: Why? Art and beauty are life!

    Nana: I adore you.