By MCN Editor editor@moviecitynews.com
LORBER FILMS RELEASES JEAN-LUC GODARD’S FILM SOCIALISME (2010) ON JUNE 3 AT IFC CENTER
For Immediate Release
New York, NY – May 10, 2011 – Lorber Films is proud to announce the theatrical release of Film Socialisme (2010), the latest film from French master Jean-Luc Godard. Set to open on June 3, 2011, at IFC Center, the film will expand to other national markets during the summer of 2011.
After a much-acclaimed premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in May 2010, Godard’s latest was shown at the New York, Toronto (Master Program), Rio, São Paulo, Stockholm, Hong Kong, Rotterdam and Jenju Film Festivals – among many others.
Following the tradition of his great essayist works, Film Socialisme is a magisterial statement on the decline of European civilization. Here, Godard embarks on a state of the EU address with a collage of philosophical quotes, historical revelations and pure cinematic beauty, creating a work that “continues to confront English-speaking viewers” (Slant Magazine).
The film is divided into three “movements”. First is a Mediterranean cruise on board a luxury liner, with numerous conversations between the passengers on holiday, including a war criminal, his granddaughter, a famous French philosopher, and an American singer (Patti Smith). The second involves a sister and her younger brother, summoning their parents to appear before the court of their childhood as they demand serious explications on the ideas of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity. Finally, in the third movement, Godard visits six sites of “true or false” myths: Egypt, Palestine, Odessa, Hellas, Naples and Barcelona.
Throughout, Godard blends a combination of sounds and images that “take on a rhythmic life of their own” (Peter Brunette, The Hollywood Reporter). The result is “an intriguing late-career work by an artist who hasn’t stopped challenging his audience” (T’cha Dunlevy, The Montreal Gazette).
Kino Lorber combines the resources, staffs and libraries of Kino International, Lorber Films, and Alive Mind, bringing together veteran distributors Richard Lorber and Donald Krim.
For more information about FILM SOCIALISME and other upcoming Kino Lorber titles, please visit kinolorber.com.