Godard Mon Amour

In 1967, during the making of “La Chinoise,” film director Jean-Luc Godard falls in love with 19-year-old actress Anne Wiazemsky and marries her.

Cast

Louis Garrel

as Jean-Luc Godard

Stacy Martin

as Anne Wiazemsky

Bérénice Bejo

as Michèle Rosier

Micha Lescot

as Bambam

Grégory Gadebois

as Michel Cournot

Félix Kysyl

as Jean-Pierre Gorin

Arthur Orcier

as Jean-Henri 'Jean-Jock' Roger

Guido Caprino

as Bernardo Bertolucci

Emmanuele Aita

as Marco Ferreri

Matteo Martari

as Marco Margine

Reviews

CinemaSerf

I think it's pretty safe to say that Jean-Luc Godard was a bit of a selfish arse, and Louis Garrel captures that really quite effectively here. The film is set in 1967 when French society was being rocked by political upheaval, student demonstrations and where President De Gaulle was at his most unp...

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