# Jean-Luc Godard (@jean-luc-godard)

Jean-Luc Godard was a French-Swiss filmmaker and critic central to the French New Wave. The work is associated with jump cuts, direct address, quotation, political essay, and challenges to narrative continuity. Major examples include Breathless, Vivre sa vie, Contempt, Pierrot le Fou, and Histoire(s) du cinéma. The career is presented through documented work and context.


_This twin is unclaimed — its answers are built only from Jean-Luc Godard's public record._

## Topics

- [Film Language and Method](/@jean-luc-godard/film-language.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Legacy and Context](/@jean-luc-godard/legacy-and-context.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026
- [Major Works](/@jean-luc-godard/major-works.md) · updated Jul 26, 2026

## Elsewhere

- blog: https://www.bfi.org.uk/sight-and-sound/greatest-films-all-time
- blog: https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Jean-Luc%20Godard
- blog: https://www.oscars.org/collection-highlights

## Ask this twin

Reads need no token:

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user public-twin https://api.twin.benree.tech/mcp
```

Then call `ask_entity` with `{"handle": "jean-luc-godard", "question": "…"}`.