Jean-Luc Godard's monumental, essayistic video project, Histoire(s) du cinéma, spans ten years of creation, offering a multilayered celebration of cinema's achievements while simultaneously condemning its failure to engage with turbulent times. This Limited Edition Blu-ray release compiles the complete work alongside many other significant late-period projects from the cinema icon, presented in a transfixing collage of film clips, newsreel footage, painting, and music, driven by Godard's own narration.

Marked by searching introspection and bold experimentation, these works continuously engage with cinema’s place in the world. This collection notably features the world Blu-ray premiere of Godard’s moving final film, Scénarios (2024).

Key Features/Benefits

• Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set featuring all 8 episodes of Histoire(s) du cinéma.
• Includes two optional English subtitle tracks for Histoire(s) du cinéma: a narration translation and annotated subtitles by Felicity Chaplin identifying clips and images.
• World Blu-ray premiere of Jean-Luc Godard's final film, Scénarios (2024).
• Total run time of 8 hours and 47 minutes across all included works.
• Language options include English and French.

What's Included / Contents

This Limited Edition Blu-ray Box Set includes:

• All 8 episodes of Histoire(s) du cinéma.
• Lettre à Freddy Buache (1982): Godard's anti-film commissioned for the 500th anniversary of Lausanne.
• Soft and Hard [Soft Conversation on Hard Subjects] (1985, 52 mins): Creative partners Godard and Miéville discuss their work.
• JLG/JLG, autoportrait de décembre (1995): Godard’s self-portrait documentary.
• 2 x 50 Years of French Cinema (1995): Documentary celebrating the centenary of cinema.
• Moments choisis des histoire(s) du cinéma (2004): Godard’s re-edit of Histoire(s) du cinéma on 35mm film.
• Exposé du film annonce du film “Scénarios”.

Specifications

• Format: Blu-ray
• Edition: Limited Edition
• Director: Jean-Luc Godard
• Actors: Jean-Luc Godard, Julie Delpy, Sabine Azéma
• Run Time: 8 hours and 47 minutes
• Language: French (with English subtitle options)
• Release Date: 20 July 2026
• Age Rating: Suitable for 18 years and over
• Studio/Manufacturer: Radiance Films

Experience the galvanizing late period of a cinema icon with this essential collection of experimental film and video projects.