3X3D
The internet is actually full of media people reviewing this film, so it can easily give you an idea of what to expect here. As for us, we just wanted to see what Godard is doing with the 3D format and since it was a reasonably short film shown in the same movie theater right after “Nobody’s Daughter Haewon”, we thought it was fine to check it out too. In fact, we had an hour in between, so we strolled around the neighboring shopping mall and bought souvenirs at a supermarket – perfect use of our time.
As for this oddity of a film, it’s basically just propaganda. Guimaraes wanted a film celebrating its city, so they got some directors to make an omnibus film, and they got Godard signed up for it so the movie would at least show on festivals. It certainly drew us in, but unfortunately that also meant that only Godard’s part in the film was actually good. The first part by Greenaway was kind of pretty but looked like an IMAX 3D film from 15 years ago, the second part by Pera was incredibly confusing and headache-inducing and Godard’s part (which they wisely screened last) didn’t really feel like a 3D film. It was just a cool Godard film which also happened to have a few 3D parts. Personally I have only seen Godard’s old films, but apparently now he is obsessed with the history of film and mankind in general, making his films look more like collages of things. Pixelmatsch called it a “spot the film” game. Personally I enjoy finding references to other films I have seen (but why was “Madame de” in there?) and Godard manages to bring it all together in an esthetically pleasing fashion.
With those two other artistically inferior works, I can’t really say that “3x3D” is a must-see even for a Godard fan, but it was certainly interesting enough to make me want to see more of Godard’s late work. I heard that he actually did a lot of great stuff in the 21st century, which is really amazing.