Goodbye to Language

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Goodbye to Language

2014

1h 10m

Drama

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As a stray dog wanders from town to country over the course of several seasons, a married woman and a single man meet, love, argue and fight.

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As visually thrilling as it is inscrutable, Goodbye to Language 3D offers a late-period masterpiece from a legendary director still very much in control of his craft.

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Ty Burr

Boston Globe

03/19/2015

4/4

I'm attaching four stars more out of helplessness than critical acumen, by the way; if the film is beyond language, it's certainly beyond a traditional rating system.

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Ann Hornaday

Washington Post

03/19/2015

2/4

Throughout this enigmatic film's short running time, I couldn't for the life of me make out what Godard was trying to say.

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Marjorie Baumgarten

Austin Chronicle

02/05/2015

3.5/5

If this kind of synaptic brainstorm sounds like an invigorating cinematic experience, I'm here to tell you that watching Goodbye to Language on a big screen will be 70 minutes well spent.

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Diego Batlle

Otroscines.com

04/12/2023

4/5

Adieu au langage, a film that may dazzle many and irritate others, but will leave no one feeling indifferent. [Full review in Spanish]

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Michael J. Casey

Boulder Weekly

06/22/2019

These movies can be expansive, but they are also exhausting. But for 70 minutes, it's a hell of a lot of fun to play in.

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C.J. Prince

Way Too Indie

06/13/2019

It's a really funny film as well, with plenty of cheeky jokes thrown around.

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Kevin L

@RT76774996 04/09/2025

Expecting to be able to make linguistic sense of a film called "Goodbye to Language" is hilarous in its own right, like the film is in many, subtle ways. But it's also tragic, and romantic, and violent. It is cynical, comedic and, in all respects, a transposition of Beckett to film.

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Colin W

@RT26795427 07/29/2023

If you aren't familiar with Godard then this will probably not be your cup of tea, but if you're someone who's seen most of his films this is absolutely can't miss. One of his greatest ever! Hard to believe he's not with us anymore.

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05/19/2020

Perhaps the very best of Godard's video work of the last 20 years, this is as good as anything in his cannon.

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12/03/2016

Incomprehensible. I declare the Emperor naked. Gets a star for the dog.

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05/21/2016

this is the worst goddamn movie and anyone who likes it is full of shit

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03/25/2016

Poetic artist crazy genius. I have no idea what it is and i fuckin love it that way

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Synopsis

As a stray dog wanders from town to country over the course of several seasons, a married woman and a single man meet, love, argue and fight.

Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Producer: Brahim Chioua, Vincent Maraval, Alain Sarde
Screenwriter: Jean-Luc Godard
Production Co: Wild Bunch International
Genre: Drama
Original Language: French (France)
Release Date (Streaming): Feb 8, 2017
Runtime: 1h 10m