Underplayed Gems

A Letter to Freddy Buache (1982)

A Letter to Freddy Buache poster
Original title
Lettre à Freddy Buache
Directed by
Jean-Luc Godard
Genre
documentary film
Country
France, Switzerland
Runtime
11 min
Rating
6.2 of 10 from 10 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

Director Jean-Luc Godard addresses a written message to critic Freddy Buache. The film presents Godard's thoughts on cinema and criticism in the form of a letter.

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What happens

A Letter to Freddy Buache (French: Lettre à Freddy Buache) is a 1982 French short documentary film directed by Jean-Luc Godard and addressed to the Swiss film critic Freddy Buache. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1982 Cannes Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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