Jean-Luc Godard in conversation with Marcel Ophuls (2009)

In 2009, in a small theater in Geneva, Switzerland, the film directors Marcel Ophuls and Jean-Luc Godard met for an unusual, surprisingly intimate and sometimes contentious dialogue with each other in front of a live audience. Luckily for us, it was filmed. »»﴿───► Check out the Jean-Luc Godard Playlist for more: »»﴿───► See more on the Directors Playlist: Check out the Patreon rewards! Share this video! Ophuls’ film THE SORROW AND THE PITY triggers Godard to discuss his personal and fragmented childhood memories about his escape to Switzerland during World War, while Ophuls recalls the controversy surrounding the release of his film in France. The issue of the written word being taken more seriously than the moving image