Je Vous Salue, Sarajevo (EOTWS)

End Of The Week Shorts #30.1 extract: Je Vous Salue, Sarajevo (1993)

Somewhat ironically, the art, the exception to pain and its presence in humanity, is spoken in Godard's Je Vous Salue, Sarajevo. Such is to be expected with Godard's surface approach to narrative; his art is in your face and he screams about it with the form of his films. 

There is, however, more to Godard's words and images with this 2 minute short; there is atmosphere, tone and emotion. This frees Godard's approach, giving it presence through a more transcendent idea of cinema, one that does not just slap you across the face and wait for you to listen, instead penetrates and, as is suggested, communicates not just by speaking, but being. As a result, Je Vous Salue, Sarajevo is an affecting statement and a nice slice of experimental cinema.