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Godard

American

[goh-dahrd, -dahr, gaw-dar] / goʊˈdɑrd, -ˈdɑr, gɔˈdar /

noun

Benjamin Louis Paul 1849–95, French violinist and composer.
Jean-Luc 1930–2022, French filmmaker.

Godard British

/ ɡɔdar /

noun

Jean-Luc (ʒɑ̃lyk). born 1930, French film director and writer associated with the New Wave of the 1960s. His works include À bout de souffle (1960), Weekend (1967), Sauve qui peut (1980), Nouvelle Vague (1990), and Éloge de l'amour (2003)

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“And you don’t think about Godard thinking about marketing. And so for me, I was like, ‘I gotta sell this movie.

From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026

The Prisoner could be straight out of a Godard film.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

"I'm sure the Premier League would hope that the new layout of ownership will increase the appetite," Godard said.

From BBC • Dec. 23, 2025

It captures the swagger, charisma and impulsiveness with which Godard convinced financial backers and Hollywood starlet Jean Seberg to make a debut feature that had neither a script nor a workable filming schedule.

From Barron's • Oct. 31, 2025

Sum-del bigan him forto rewe; With-drow þe knif, þat was lewe Godard has pity on him.

From The Lay of Havelok the Dane by Unknown

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