Histoire(s) du Cinéma: A Single (Hi)story (EOTWS)

Histoire(s) du Cinéma x8 extract: A Single (Hi)story (1989)

Histoire(s) du Cinéma continues with Godard's attempt to reduce all history something that is alone and singular. This implies that maybe there is a trend that repeats itself throughout time and, by extension of this, that there is a looming sentiment of eminence that conglomerates all of human action and history into one abstract entity or formula. However, there is no specificity and there is no apparent link between this concept and cinema beyond Godard's meandering laments on its failures. So, again, Godard compares art and entertainment as an expression of history and, in turn, humanity. So, if this says anything, maybe it suggests that cinema is just as full of potential and imperfection as humanity and so is bound to struggle as a dualistic self.