Film Socialisme

"Freedom is costly"

2010 1h 42m FR

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5.9

MID

★5.9TMDB · 61

Drama

Synopsis

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A symphony in three movements. Things such as a Mediterranean cruise, numerous conversations, in numerous languages, between the passengers, almost all of whom are on holiday... Our Europe. At night, a sister and her younger brother have summoned their parents to appear before the court of their childhood. The children demand serious explanations of the themes of Liberty, Equality and Fraternity. Our humanities. Visits to six sites of true or false myths: Egypt, Palestine, Odessa, Hellas, Naples and Barcelona.

“Freedom is costly”

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Cast

Catherine Tanvier
La mère
Christian Sinniger
Le père
Jean-Marc Stehlé
Otto Goldberg
Patti Smith
La chanteuse
Robert Maloubier
Personne de la vraie vie
Alain Badiou
Le philosophe
Nadège Beausson-Diagne
Constance
Élisabeth Vitali
La journaliste FR3 Regio

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Writers: Jean-Luc Godard
Languages: English, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish, German
Countries: Switzerland

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ERA

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Released 16 years ago.

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2 / 8

WORLD

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Dialogue crosses 6 languages: English, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish, German.

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3 / 8

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Directed by Jean-Luc Godard, shot by Fabrice Aragno. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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5 / 8

DIRECTOR

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Editor Jean-Luc Godard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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6 / 8

CAST

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Catherine Tanvier and Christian Sinniger and Jean-Marc Stehlé carry the top of the cast.

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7 / 8

FACT

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Marketing tagline: "Freedom is costly".

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8 / 8

WILD

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IMDB entry: tt1438535 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Jean-Luc Godard directs. Fabrice Aragno behind the camera. Jean-Luc Godard cuts. Produced in Switzerland. Dialogue in English, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish, German.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 16 years ago.
2Dialogue crosses 6 languages: English, French, Italian, Russian, Spanish, German.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Directed by Jean-Luc Godard, shot by Fabrice Aragno. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
5Editor Jean-Luc Godard shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
6Catherine Tanvier and Christian Sinniger and Jean-Marc Stehlé carry the top of the cast.
7Marketing tagline: "Freedom is costly".
8IMDB entry: tt1438535 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
9Only 61 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.