Quaint Concerns of Consumerism
Jean-Luc Godard feared for the character of Paris and her citizenry. From the American perspective in 2025, she's doing just fine.
Part film, part visual essay, 1967’s 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her parallels the lives of suburban prostitutes with the cold, industrial progress of modernizing Paris. Rife with consumerist imagery, Godard suggests both his characters and city are selling their souls in pursuit of an aspirational and…
