Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still
1974 · 52 MIN · IMDB 5.7 · 553 VOTES · DIR. Jean-Pierre Gorin, Jean-Luc Godard
Overview
The film's subject is a photograph of Jane Fonda visiting Hanoi during the Vietnam War. It asks what the position of the intellectual should be in the class struggle and points out the irony of Jane Fonda's participation in the photo shoot, which was staged.
Dialogue Timeline — 114 lines
A SAMPLE ACROSS THE RUNTIME — EVERY LINE IS SEARCHABLE
00:00:01 TUESDAY 3:00 P. M. JEAN-LUC GODARD
00:00:20 which Marin Karmitz shot with workers in Elbeuf
00:00:40 which is the exploited, the oppressed
00:00:59 In my personal opinion, he skips a step.
00:01:21 which is that the very medium we use
00:01:38 We don't fully realize this.
00:01:58 Today, who is directing France?
00:02:15 because I was taught it in school, even though I've left school.
00:02:35 or by an ultraconservative like Fontanet, on the TV show A Armes égales
00:02:52 What do you think of your lot in life?"
00:03:09 we must approach them and listen to be able to transmit their words.
00:03:33 precisely to show just how complex the situation is.
00:03:51 the unions
00:04:06 Instead of first describing the individuals
00:04:27 that could be called "those who are fed up."
00:04:41 First, it's normal, seeing the way we make films
00:04:57 That's one criticism I have of Karmitz's film
00:05:21 is making a political film.
00:05:35 Cameras are forbidden
00:05:52 If I show up
00:06:07 But I'm not even allowed in so-called state-owned businesses.
00:06:25 What about my "right to work"?
00:06:42 who enter this discourse of the exploiter who does tell the exploited.
Cast & Characters
Dialogue Record
Lines indexed114
Dialogue density2.2 lines / min
First line00:00:01
Final line00:06:42
Production Record
DirectorJean-Pierre Gorin, Jean-Luc Godard
LanguageFrench
IMDb votes553