A Letter to Freddy Buache
1983 · 11 MIN · IMDB 6.6 · 301 VOTES · DIR. Jean-Luc Godard
Overview
This short film is Godard’s message to the people of Lausanne, specifically journalist and critic Freddy Buache, addressing his reasons why he will not make a film about their town’s 500th anniversary. Rather than cynical or defensive, Godard's bemused narration of the footage of Lausanne is imaginative and even playful, a rumination on cinema's possibilities.
Dialogue Timeline — 108 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:00 Letter to Freddy Buache
00:00:20 I'll try to talk to you about
00:01:07 and this is a film about.
00:01:26 and cinema will die soon, very young
00:01:48 The other day, we were stopped on the highway.
00:02:16 I've always passed through from Vevey to Geneva
00:02:37 They say we were dishonest
00:03:02 In this city, I thought there was something
00:03:24 That's perfect for Lausanne, changing meanings.
00:03:38 and the way it descends from green to blue.
00:04:00 It starts when there are no straight lines.
00:04:21 The residents of this city win by losing
00:04:37 Picasso managed it at the beginning.
00:05:10 Then there's what we'll call an upper shot.
00:05:44 They say we're dishonest and haven't filled the order.
00:06:15 There was a lower Lausanne near the water
00:07:09 The three shots have to last long enough
00:07:46 I liked this passage.
00:08:18 where we can put our feet in the water.
00:08:50 Remember that quote by Lubitsch?
00:09:16 To get out of documentary
00:09:33 and scientists have four years of work from them.
00:10:00 Green, the sky and the forest are novels
00:10:19 Even in a very rich country like this one.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed108
Dialogue density9.8 lines / min
First line00:00:00
Final line00:10:19
Production Record
DirectorJean-Luc Godard
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes301