A film director has an inspirational crisis while working on the production, Passion, and struggles with the nature of work and art.
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Cast
| Isabelle Huppert | ... |
Isabelle
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| Hanna Schygulla | ... |
Hanna
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| Michel Piccoli | ... |
Michel Boulard
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| Jerzy Radziwilowicz | ... |
Jerzy
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| László Szabó | ... |
László
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| Jean-François Stévenin | ... |
Le machino
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Patrick Bonnel | ... |
Bonnel
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| Sophie Lucachevski | ... |
Script-girl
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Barbara Tissier |
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Magali Campos | ... |
Magali
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| Myriem Roussel | ... |
Myriem
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Serge Desarnaulds |
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Ágnes Bánfalvy | ... |
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Ezio Ambrosetti |
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Manuelle Baltazar |
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Sarah Beauchesne |
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Bertrand Theubet |
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Sarah Cohen-Sali | ... |
Sarah
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Catherine Van Cauwenberghe |
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Sophie Maire |
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Cornélia Mandry | ... |
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Cathy Marchand |
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Marie-Annick Abgrall |
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René Mennotier |
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Frantisek Mandik |
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Attila Bokor |
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Directed by
| Jean-Luc Godard | ||
Written by
| Jean-Claude Carrière | ... | () (uncredited) |
| Jean-Luc Godard | ... | () |
Produced by
| Armand Barbault | ... | producer |
| Catherine Lapoujade | ... | producer |
| Martine Marignac | ... | producer |
| Alain Sarde | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Cinematography by
| Raoul Coutard | ||
Editing by
| Jean-Luc Godard | ||
Production Design by
| Jean Bauer | ||
| Serge Marzolff | ||
Costume Design by
| Christian Gasc | ||
| Rosalie Varda | ||
Makeup Department
| Patrick Archambault | ... | hair stylist |
| Bernard Minne | ... | makeup artist |
Production Management
| Armand Barbault | ... | production manager |
| Daniel Chevalier | ... | unit manager |
| Catherine Lapoujade | ... | production manager |
| Martine Marignac | ... | production manager |
| Ruth Waldburger | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Lee Collver-Richards | ... | assistant director |
| Gérard Ruey | ... | second assistant director |
| Alain Tasma | ... | first assistant director |
| Bertrand Theubet | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
| Yvon Aubinel | ... | painter |
Sound Department
| Bernard Le Roux | ... | sound mixer |
| François Musy | ... | sound |
Stunts
| Alain Couty | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jean-Claude Basselet | ... | electrician |
| André Clément | ... | camera operator |
| Jean Garcenot | ... | assistant camera |
| Anne-Marie Miéville | ... | still photographer |
| René Pequignot | ... | key grip (as René Albert Pequignot) |
| Gaston Verdonck | ... | grip |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Rose-Marie Melka | ... | wardrober |
Script and Continuity Department
| Lydie Mahias | ... | script supervisor |
Additional Crew
| Michelle Cretel | ... | administrator (as Michele Cretel) |
| Jean-Bernard Menoud | ... | video |
| Danielle Tholomé | ... | production secretary |
| Mickey Cottrell | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
| Daniel R. Suhart | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Sara Films
- Sonimage
- Films A2
- Film et Video Productions
- Société Suisse de Radiodiffusion et Télévision (SSR)
Distributors
- Parafrance Films (1982) (France) (theatrical)
- Citel Films (1982) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Prokino Filmverleih (1982) (West Germany) (theatrical)
- TOP-Film (1982) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Artificial Eye (1983) (United Kingdom) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- United Artists Classics (1983) (United States) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Universal Pictures (2009) (Italy) (DVD)
- CEL Film Distribution (1983) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Filmes Castello Lopes (1984) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Master Media (1984) (Italy) (theatrical)
- New Star (2023) (Greece) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- RCA/Columbia Pictures International Video (West Germany) (VHS)
- Radio Monte Carlo
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Erato Records (music source)
- Manu Décors (design studio)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
On a movie set, in a factory, and at a hotel, Godard explores the nature of work, love and film making. While Solidarity takes on the Polish government, a Polish film director, Jerzy, is stuck in France making a film for TV. He's over budget and uninspired; the film, called "Passion," seems static and bloodless. Hanna owns the hotel where the film crew stays. She lives with Michel, who runs a factory where he's fired Isabelle, a floor worker. Hanna and Isabelle are drawn to Jerzy, hotel maids quit to be movie extras, people ask Jerzy where the story is in his film, women disrobe, extras grope each other off camera, and Jerzy wonders why there must always be a story.
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| Taglines | Godard mixes up politics, love and the workers plight, with the struggles of filmmaking, in his cheeky brand of art. See more » |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | The tableaux vivants filmed are: "The Night Watch" by Rembrandt; "The Parasol", "The Third of May 1808", "La Maja Desnuda" and "Charles IV of Spain and His Family" by Goya; "The Valpinçon Bather" and "The Turkish Bath" by Ingres; "Entry of the Crusaders in Constantinople" and "Jacob wrestling with the angel" by Eugène Delacroix; "Assumption of the Virgin" by El Greco; "The Embarkation for Cythera" by Watteau. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Edited into Une histoire seule (1989). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Frères humains, L'amour n'a pas d'âge See more » |
| Quotes |
Jerzy:
You can't save yourself by saving the world. See more » |