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Anticipation (1967)

Anticipation poster
Directed by
Jean-Luc Godard
Country
France, Italy

How it feels

In a futuristic world, a man visits a prostitute who can only speak in corporate slogans. Godard's short film looks at love and sex in an age dominated by consumerism and technology.

retro-futuristicfragmentedsatiricalstylizedprovocativecerebraldry

What happens

Anticipation, ou l'Amour en l'an 2000 est un court métrage réalisé par Jean-Luc Godard en 1966 et sorti en 1967. Il a été tourné en noir en blanc, à l'exception de la scène finale. Il est l'un des épisodes du film Le Plus Vieux Métier du monde qui traite de la prostitution à travers les âges et qui est composé de six épisodes en tout. Anticipation, ou l'Amour en l'an 2000 est le dernier épisode. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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