Film/Video

Jean-Luc Godard: Now and Then

Three images, one of an abstract painting, one of an older man with only his outstretched hand in focus, and a book on a table.
See Godard’s final works paired with three of his pivotal early films
Jan 10, 2025 – Jan 24, 2025

Tickets sold separately for each film.

$8 members and adults 55 and over
$10 general public
$5 students

For ticketing questions please call the Visitor Desk at (614) 292-3535.

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The late, revolutionary Jean-Luc Godard has a filmography that is one of the most monumental in cinema’s history, and now, two years after his death, two final short films have been released. Scénarios, which collages paintings, film clips, and narration read on-screen by Godard the day before he died, and Exposé du film annonce du film “Scénario”, which gives a glimpse Godard’s agile mind and a feature film never to be made.

This special series offers three chances to see Godard’s final works paired each night with a different early film that announced him as one of the seismic filmmakers of the 20th century.

IMAGE CAPTION
Left to right: Scenarios, courtesy of Écran Noir Productions; Jean-Luc Godard, copyright Patrice Aragno; Exposé du film annonce du film “Scenario” , courtesy Écran Noir Productions.

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A man and a woman walking down the middle of a busy street filled with cars and lined by trees.
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Breathless (À bout de souffle, Jean-Luc Godard, 1960) Preceded by Scénarios and Exposé du film annonce du film “Scénario” (Jean-Luc Godard, 2024)

Fri, Jan 10, 2025, 7:00 PM
A woman wrapped in red towel is leaning in a doorway next to a man seated next to her wearing a fedora and tying a tie.
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Contempt (Le mépris, Jean-Luc Godard, 1963) Preceded by Scénarios and Exposé du film annonce du film “Scénario” (Jean-Luc Godard, 2024)

Fri, Jan 17, 2025, 7:00 PM
A young woman with bangs holds a hand mirror up to her nose with a painting of a woman wearing a bonnet on the back.
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Band of Outsiders (Bande à part, Jean-Luc Godard, 1964) Preceded by Scénarios and Exposé du film annonce du film “Scénario” (Jean-Luc Godard, 2024)

Fri, Jan 24, 2025, 7:00 PM

Special thanks to Mitra Farahani for her assistance in presenting this series.

FILM/VIDEO PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
National Endowment for the Arts
Ohio Humanities

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Rohauer Collection Foundation

WEXNER CENTER PROGRAMS MADE POSSIBLE BY
Greater Columbus Arts Council
The Wexner Family
Institute of Museum and Library Services
Mellon Foundation
Every Page Foundation
Ohio Arts Council, with support from the National Endowment for the Arts
CampusParc
Nationwide Foundation
Lois S. and H. Roy Chope Fund of The Columbus Foundation
Ohio State’s Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme
The Columbus Foundation
Axium Packaging

ADDITIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED BY
Ohio State Energy Partners
Ohio History Fund/Ohio History Connection
David Crane and Elizabeth Dang
Melissa Gilliam and William Grobman
Rebecca Perry Damsen and Ben Towle