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Joy of Learning

Jul 12, 1969 · 1h 35m
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Drama

PLOT

While alone in an abandoned television studio, two militants, Emile Rousseau and Patricia Lumumba, have a discourse on language. Referring to spoken word as "the enemy"--the weapon used by the establishment to confuse liberation movements--the two deconstruct the meanings of sounds and images in an attempt to "return to zero" and truly experience the joy of learning.

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CAST

Juliet Berto
Patricia Lumumba (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Léaud
Émile Rousseau (uncredited)
Jean-Luc Godard
Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
FR
Budget
—
Revenue
—
Production
Anouchka Films, ORTF, Bavaria Film, Süddeutscher Rundfunk
Country
FR

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