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Film Socialisme alternative French title Socialisme, English: Socialism but often referred to as Film Socialism, is a 2010 French film directed by Jean-Luc Godard.

Film socialisme reviewed by mark kermode

Plot

According to the synopsis on the film's official website, the film is composed of three movements:

The first movement, Des choses comme ça ("Such things") is set on a cruise ship, featuring multi-lingual conversations among a motley collection of passengers. Characters include an aging war criminal, a former United Nations official, and a Russian detective. There is a brief cameo appearance by American singer-songwriter and artist Patti Smith.

The second movement, Notre Europe ("Our Europe"), is set at a gas station and involves a pair of children, a girl and her younger brother, summoning their parents to appear before the "tribunal of their childhood", demanding serious answers on the themes of liberty, equality, and fraternity.

The final movement, Nos humanités ("Our humanities"), visits six legendary sites: Egypt, Israel, Odessa, Greece, Naples and Barcelona.

Cast

Catherine Tanvier: the mother

Christian Sinniger: the father

Jean-Marc Stehlé: Otto Golberg

Nadège Beausson-Diagne: Constance

Patti Smith: the singer guitarist

Olga Riazanova: Russian secret agent

Élisabeth Vitali: journalist FR3

Eye Haidara: cameraman FR3

Alain Badiou: the philosopher

Robert Maloubier: the person in real life

Agatha Couture

Maurice Sarfati

Lenny Kaye

Bernard Maris

Elias Sanbar

Production

Principal photography began in 2008, and the film was originally scheduled for a 10 January 2010 release, but an extended post-production delayed its release. Most of the film was shot around the Mediterranean Sea.

The film is Godard's first in HD video and the 16:9 aspect ratio, as well as his first in several decades not be photographed with an intended aspect ratio of 4:3. Though Godard was one of the first major directors to shoot and edit on video, and has incorporated video footage and editing into most of his work since the mid-1970s, this is the first theatrical release from him to be shot entirely in a digital format. As with many of his films, Godard's partner Anne-Marie Miéville worked on the film, other people credited as collaborators being Fabrice Aragno and Louma Sanbar, who also have worked with Godard before.

The cruise ship is the Costa Concordia, sailing around the Mediterranean Sea. This ship was wrecked in real life in January 2012.

Critical response

Reviews for Film Socialisme were mixed. The review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported that 59% of mainstream critics gave the film positive reviews, based on 56 reviews. Metacritic reported the film had an average score of 64 out of 100, based on 13 reviews.

Michael Phillips, film critic for the Chicago Tribune gave the movie three stars out of four, writing, "Those receptive to Godard's sense of humor will find Film Socialisme an elusive yet expansive provocation. Those less receptive will find it elusive, period".

British film critic Mark Kermode attended the premiere screening at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival, describing it later as the worst film of the festival. Kermode would include Film Socialisme in his list of the worst ten films of 2011.