Joy of Learning

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Play Time: 95 mins
Drama
Joy of Learning

Overview:
While alone in an abandoned television studio, two militants, Emile Rousseau and Patricia Lumumba, have a discourse on language. Referring to spoken word as "the enemy"--the weapon used by the establishment to confuse liberation movements--the two deconstruct the meanings of sounds and images in an attempt to "return to zero" and truly experience the joy of learning.

Original Title:Le Gai Savoir
Status: Released (1969-07-12)
Awards:1 nomination
Screen:Jean-Luc Godard
Productions: Anouchka Films, ORTF, Bavaria Film, Süddeutscher Rundfunk
Production Countries: Germany, France
Spoken Languages: Français
Joy of Learning
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As the 1960s went by, Jean-Luc Godard was increasing adding social concerns and strident political messages to his films, but never without breaking traditional storytelling, however zany it might be with his French New Wave style. In 1967, however, he set off on a new direction. LE ....

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