Welcome to Film in Focus, a new series that celebrates the power and artistry of cinema. Ultimate Picture Palace’s inaugural programme pays tribute to the legendary French-Swiss filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, whose groundbreaking work reshaped the language of film.

Join a special screening of Godard’s three final films, a poignant and significant farewell from one of cinema’s greatest innovators. These bold, thought-provoking, and visually arresting works not only showcase the enduring brilliance of a filmmaker who never stopped challenging convention, but also mark a significant chapter in the history of cinema.

All three films are in French with English subtitles.

Trailer of the Film that Will Never Exist: ‘Phony Wars’ (2023, 20 min)
(French: Film Annonce du Film qui n’existera Jamais: “Drôles de Guerres”)
Drôles de Guerres serves as a conceptual “trailer” for an unrealised feature adaptation of Belgian surrealist Charles Plisnier’s 1937 novel Faux Passeports. A collage of paintings, pictures and written notes, this film captures Godard’s meditations on war and cinema, showcasing his signature experimental style.

Scénarios (2024, 18 min)
An extraordinary epilogue to an uncompromised career, Scénarios assembles and layers paintings, collages, film clips, stills, and narration, including text from Sartre, read on screen—in an overwhelmingly poignant appearance—by Godard the day before his assisted death.

Exposé du Film annonce du film “Scénario” (2024, 34 min)
Conceptualised by Godard and shot by his trusted collaborator Fabrice Aragno, with Exposé du film annonce du film “Scénario” the maestro — cigar in hand — presents a guided tour of a scrapbook-meets-storyboard for a feature left unfinished.

 

£17.50 adult/ £15 concessions with a £2 discount for Ultimate Picture Palace (UPP) Annual Membership holders

£17.50