The Image Book
International Arthouse
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1h 24m
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard | 84 mins | 2019
A cinematic collage, an esoteric essay film, a wide-reaching, freewheeling ontological history of the moving image, and a sorrowful survey of the fallen world at the beginning of the 21st century, Special Palme d’Or winner The Image Book is a labyrinthine personal journey in search of the meaning of images, with Godard, narrating in voice-over, as elusive guide.
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