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VIDEO — A Texas director creates a horribly French film, a kind of fake Godard masterpiece. A risky but successful bet, and even “euphoric,” according to our critics Samuel Duer and Marie Sauvion.

RRichard Linklater is a prolific and versatile director. Known for his trilogy Before sunrise (1995), Before sunset (2004), Until midnight (2013), or more recently Hit Man (2023), a dark and funny thriller. This year in Cannes he presents New waveor fake production of filming of the cult itself panting Jean-Luc Godard. A bold bet. And successfully? “On paper it was risky, recognizes Samuel Duer. Godard, we don’t touch it. We remember what Michel Hazanavicius did Sad (2017)he heard some rude things in a rather unfair way. » This is Richard Linklater “true respect, true love for New Wave cinema in general and for Godard’s cinema in particular”, he continues. The youth, movement, and energy of the New Wave are wonderfully reproduced. A small drawback, according to Samuel Duer, is “I stay too much in the joke (…), while Godard’s relationship with America through Jean Seberg deserves more attention.”.

Marie Sauvion welcomes Guillaume Marbec’s interpretation of Jean-Luc Godard, his first film role. “It’s amazing. Obviously, he’s got the glasses, the looks; he talks like Godard.” but without imitation or insertion. Our critic also praises another advantage of this film: “It immediately makes you want to see it again panting and review the scenes we just saw. » If this film has even this merit, “it’s already huge” concludes Marie Savillon.