The Joy of Knowledge
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Production year1968
French release12/07/1969
Runtime1 h 35 min
Synopsis
The setting is a darkened soundstage with only a single light to illuminate two actors who discuss philosophy. The philosophy reflects the director's most radical thoughts about making films. When not discussing films, the two play word-association games. Though named Le Gai Savoir, this film is not based on the book of the same title by Friedrich Nietzsche but, very loosely, on Jean Jacques Rousseau's Emile.
Credits
Director (1)
Actors (3)
Production and distribution (4)
- Executive Producer : Anouchka Films
- Foreign production companies : Bavaria Atelier, SDR - Süddeutscher Rundfunk - SWR
- Film exports/foreign sales : Gaumont
- French distribution : JLG Films
Full credits (4)
- Director of Photography : Georges Leclerc
- Editor : Germaine Cohen
- Author of original work : Jean-Jacques Rousseau
- Narrator : Jean-Luc Godard
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Technical details
- Type : Feature film
- Genres : Fiction
- Sub-genre : Drama
- Production language : French
- Coproducer countries : France, Germany
- Original French-language productions : Yes
