For Ever Mozart

For Ever Mozart (1996)

Genres - Comedy, War  |   Sub-Genres - Essay Film, War Drama, Political Drama  |   Release Date - Jul 4, 1997 (USA - Limited)  |   Run Time - 84 min.  |   Countries - Switzerland, France  |   MPAA Rating - NR
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Synopsis by Louis Schwartz

For Ever Mozart is an episodic film that follows a theater troupe from France attempting to put on a play in Sarajevo. Along their journey they are captured and held in a POW camp, and they call for help from their friends and relations in France. Director Jean-Luc Godard presents stories about this troop to ask how one can make art while slaughters like the one in Bosnia are taking place, and he throws in a strong critique of the European Union. For Ever Mozart is one of Godard's most disjointed and difficult films. Its stories sometimes seem to form a whole and at other times the links among them are unclear. One gets the impression that in each episode Godard attempts to start a film only to come to the conclusion that it is impossible to continue. It features some of the most beautiful shots of tanks in the cinema.

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filmmaker, philosophy, professor, politics