“The scenario is written at the end”
In French, "scénario" is cinema's name for how it tells stories. This is the title Jean-Luc Godard chose for his final film, which was literally completed the day before his self-death. The two segments of this film open with a series of identical sequences. The second segment then diverges and ends on a self-portrait of Jean-Luc Godard -his last images- sitting on his bed, bare-chested, he hides none of the wear on his body in the manner of Pigalle's sculpted portrait of Voltaire. "Scénarios" ends as it began, with a repetition, the figure of eternal return, the moment where time, which has been the great -if not unique- question of cinema, will have ceased to flow.
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Jean-Luc Godard Director · Fabrice Aragno Editor
United States release October 2, 2024 · Produced in France, Japan · Production nekojarashi, Écran noir productions
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ARTE
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nekojarashi
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Écran noir productions
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Roadstead
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France · Japan
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Original language
French
Spoken on screen
French
Release dates
France · May 17, 2024
Premiere · Cannes Film Festival
United States · October 2, 2024
Premiere · New York Film Festival
Austria
October 25, 2024 · Premiere · Viennale
Canada
September 8, 2024 · Premiere · Toronto International Film Festival
France
May 29, 2025 · Digital · ARTE
June 6, 2025 · TV · ARTE
Hong Kong SAR China
April 17, 2025 · Premiere · Hong Kong International Film Festival
Peru
October 13, 2025 · Premiere · Lima Alterna Film Festival
South Korea
May 1, 2025 · Premiere · Jeonju International Film Festival
United Kingdom
September 7, 2026 · Physical
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