French director Jean-Luc Godard died Tuesday at the age of 91. One of the leading figures in world cinema revolutionized the film industry in the 1960s with the Nouvelle Vague movement, also known as the New Wave.
Godard was born on December 3, 1930 in Paris. Alongside the likes of François Truffaut and Eric Rohmer, he was responsible for helping found the Nouvelle Vague movement.
With a career spanning 70 years, Godard has produced more than 40 feature films, short films, documentaries, music videos and others. Among his most popular works, titles such as abuse (1960), humiliation (1963) and Who can save save yourself (life)from 1980.
The new wave movement, launched by filmmaker Truffaut in May 1959, misunderstoodwould bring a new air to French (and world) cinema. Nouvelle Vague was the aesthetic of a new generation of French filmmakers and their outlook on life, with shocking but true scenes of reality.
In 1968 Godard also shot a documentary. rolling stones about the album sympathy for the devil. Among the awards of his career, he won trophies, European Film Awards, Oscar and Praemium Imperiale at Cannes.
Source: Tec Mundo
