Numéro deux

video by Godard [1975]

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Numéro deux (1975) is a video by Jean-Luc Godard that explores family life in contemporary France. It delves into the influence of ideology and media on domestic dynamics. The film was an experiment in video format and was not commercially successful.1

Jean-Luc Godard was a prominent French-Swiss film director, known for his work with the New Wave movement in the late 1950s and 1960s. His films often featured improvisational techniques, exploring themes of fickleness, reality versus imposture, and the absurdity of life. Godard's work evolved from narrative features to more ideological and experimental pieces, including his video experiments in the 1970s.12

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Numéro deux (1975; “Number Two”) was a video experiment about family life in contemporary France and the power of ideology and the media—and was commercially unsuccessful.
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Numéro deux (1975; “Number Two”) was a video experiment about family life in contemporary France and the power of ideology and the media—and was commercially unsuccessful.
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