I've never gotten anything out of his movies. They have felt constructed, faux intellectual and completely dead. Cinematographically uninteresting and infinitely boring. Godard is a fucking bore. He's made his films for the critics. One of the movies, Masculin, feminin, was shot here in Sweden. It was mindnumbingly boring.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Bergman harshly criticizes Godard's films as constructed and boring. He believes Godard made films for critics, not audiences.
- In plain terms
- He finds Godard's movies intellectual but dead and boring.
- What can you take from it?
- Intellectual filmmaking can alienate viewers.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Who should filmmakers make art for?
- Can a film be intellectual and engaging?
Another view
It is a subjective opinion without objective criteria.
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