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17 June 2023: Vladimir and Rosa

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Vladimir and Rosa
Jean-Luc Godard & Jean-Pierre Gorin, 1971, 103 min

“Godard and Gorin’s take on the trial of the Chicago Seven trial, shot in their editing suite, with actors declaiming their roles as Hoffman, Seale, Dellinger et al. against primary colored walls. When financier and Grove Press publisher Barney Rosset saw Vladimir and Rosa, he was shocked and deeply offended by the irreverence with which Godard and Gorin had treated his heroes. He screened it for Abbie Hoffman and Jerry Rubin, filmed them as they watched and caterwauled at the screen, and edited them into the movie (some of those prints have survived).” – Film Society of Lincoln Centre


Showing as part of our year long tribute: Au Contraire: Jean-Luc Godard