The Image Book
2018 · Movie · NR · 88 min · ★ 6.3 · 83% critics
This experimental collage film pieces together clips from movies, documentaries, paintings, television archives, books, and music into a stream of poetic associations. Rather than telling a traditional story, it builds meaning through contrast, rhythm, and striking images that reflect on the modern world and how we see it.
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Details
- Original title
- Le Livre d'image
- Years
- 2018
- Release date
- 2018-10-11
- Language
- French
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 88 min
- Critic score
- 83/100
- TMDB rating
- 6.3/10 (83 votes)
About
You may like this if you enjoy essayistic, highly experimental films built from found images and ideas, especially if titles like No Home Movie or The Gleaners & I appeal to you; Not for you if you want a clear story.
Pros: boldly original structure; striking visual collage; thought-provoking ideas | Cons: very abstract approach; little traditional narrative; demanding to follow
Themes
- experimental cinema
- jean-luc godard
Cast & crew
Jean-Luc Godard
as Narrator (voice)
Anne-Marie Miéville
as Narrator (voice)
Jean-Pierre Gos
as Narrator (voice)
Buster Keaton
as (archive footage)
Jean Gabin
as (archive footage)
Douglas Fairbanks
as (archive footage)
Jean Marais
as (archive footage)
Jean Cocteau
as (archive footage)
Wallace Beery
as (archive footage)
Jules Berry
as (archive footage)
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard