Madfilm Meetup: Special THURSDAY Edition
Goodbye to Language (Jean-Luc Godard, France, 2014, 70min)
Marcus Point Cinemas, Thursday, November 13, 7pm»
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NOTE: This will be a THURSDAY meetup. It is a benefit sponsored by the UW Cinematheque to raise funds to bring digital 3D projection equipment to its main venue, 4070 Vilas Hall. More information about the benefit can be found on the UW Cinematheque blog. Tickets for the screening ($20) can be purchased through the Wisconsin Film Festival ticketing system.
Come join us for what will likely be your only opportunity to see Jean-Luc Godard’s latest film Goodbye to Language projected in 3D anywhere near Madison. (It currently does not have opening dates in Milwaukee or even Chicago). Winner of the Prix du Jury at the 2014 Cannes Film Festival, 83-year old Godard continues to innovate and push the boundaries of narrative and image making. The screening will also be introduced by Prof. David Bordwell, who has written about the film on his “Observations on Film Art” blog, and has discussed the film on NPR.
The Madison Film Forum wants you to stream one great film every week, attend at least one great film every month, and meet people doing the same. We don’t sponsor these screenings, we just support them by showing up.
Reviews for Goodbye to Language have been favorable, and it currently has a 89% Tomatometer rating on Rotten Tomatoes. We’ve collected available reviews (positive and negative) at our Flipboard Magazine.
Review highlights include:
“A film you need to see again should be a film you want to see again, and the oblique beauty of Goodbye to Language, shot in 3-D, has a tractor-beam-like pull.” Bilge Ebiri, New York Magazine/Vulture
“This is easily my favorite Godard film in a long time — since Weekend, in fact, which was made before I was born.” Mike D’Angelo, The Dissolve
“Adieu au Langage is a film that brings us face to face with doubt, despair, and everyday existential confusion, made in a state of pure liberty.” Kent Jones, Film Comment
“Lots of luck figuring any of this out before dozing off.” Lou Lumenick, New York Post