Disappearance of Jean-Luc Godard: the Chinese salute the famous director
Jean-Luc Godard, between Brigitte Bardot and Michel Piccoli in the film Le Mépris.
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Jean-Luc Godard died on Tuesday September 13 at the age of 91.
“
We are losing a national treasure, a look of genius
,” said Emmanuel Macron about this figure of the French New Wave known even in China.
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From our correspondent in Beijing
,
Stéphane Lagarde
It is not
La Chinoise
, released in 1967, and its pro-Mao soundtrack, which come first in the filmography evoked by the Chinese who wanted to pay homage to him, but films like
Breathless
,
Vivre sa vie
,
Pierrot le fou
or
Le Contempt
.
On social networks, this Tuesday, September 13, 24 million pages were viewed when his death was announced, 6,300 discussions on the Weibo network.
It's not huge, in a country with more than a billion connected people, but for more than two hours this afternoon, the hashtag "#thefamousdirector JeanLucGodardisdeceased" ranked in the top 3 of the most consulted.
With a tribute in particular from Jia Zhangke, the filmmaker of
Still Life
and
A Touch of Sin
, who uses a phrase from Godard on his Weibo account.
"
Cinema is the truth 24 times a second
", said Godard.
The magazine
Caijin Comics
, again on its Weibo account, evokes the disappearance of "
one of the greatest directors in the history of cinema
".
“
His films are often seen as challenges and counterpoints to Hollywood cinematography and storytelling style
,” Nanfang newspaper explains on its Weibo account.
"
The injection of ideas from the social movement into his films made him a pioneer of cinema
", "
it was the last wave of the French new wave
", "
the light of his films will shine forever
", comment the fans.
His name is actually little known among the youngest.
In a queue for Covid tests, only a young woman seems to know him and replies: “
I had to read Jean-Paul Sartre at the faculty.
I would have preferred to see Godard films.
»
►Also read: Death of Jean-Luc Godard: the last wave of the New Wave is no more
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