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Puissance de la parole ()


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Godard blends elements of literature, cinema and other artistic medias from different historical periods in order to make a stance on how words can be subverted and manipulated to many different contexts, sometimes bearing a similar... See more »

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Agathos
Laurence Côte ...
Oinos
Lydia Andrei ...
Woman who talks to Frank
Jean-Michel Irribaren ...
Frank

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Jean-Luc Godard

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Edgar Allan Poe ... (short story "The Power of Words") (as Edgar Poe)
 
Charles Baudelaire ... (french translation of the short story "The Power of Words")
 
James M. Cain ... (excerpts from the novel "The Postman Always Rings Twice") (as James Cain)
 
Jean-Luc Godard ... (writer)

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Marie-Christine Barrière ... producer
Hervé Duhamel ... producer
Philippe Malignon ... producer

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Pierre-Alain Besse
Caroline Champetier

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Laurence Guindollet

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Marc-Antoine Beldent ... sound
Pierre-Alain Besse ... sound
François Musy ... sound

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Godard blends elements of literature, cinema and other artistic medias from different historical periods in order to make a stance on how words can be subverted and manipulated to many different contexts, sometimes bearing a similar significance to the original material or even creating an alternate context. That's "The Power of Speech". Written by Rodrigo Amaro

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  • The Power of Speech
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  • 25 min
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Trivia Jean-Luc Godard made this short movie for France Telecom, but it was never officially distributed. It was broadcast.on German/French public channel "Arte" in December 1994. See more »
Movie Connections Edited into Une vague nouvelle (1999). See more »
Crazy Credits The final title card reads: Realisation: Jean Sebastien Bach, Boy Dylan, Ludwig van Beethoven, John Cage, Richard Strauss, Cesar Franck, Maurice Ravel, Leonard Cohen, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Baudelaire, James Cain, Jean-Luc Godard, Haroun Tazieff, Voies du Ciel. See more »

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