A Letter to Freddy Buache (1983)
This short film is Godard’s message to the people of Lausanne, specifically journalist and critic Freddy Buache, addressing his reasons why he will not make a film about their town’s 500th anniversary. Rather than cynical or defensive, Godard's bemused narration of the footage of Lausanne is imaginative and even playful, a rumination on cinema's possibilities.
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
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Jean-Luc Godard as Self (uncredited) |
| Writing | Jean-Luc Godard | Writer |
| Directing | Jean-Luc Godard | Director |
| Camera | Jean-Bernard Menoud | Director of Photography |
| Editing | Jean-Luc Godard | Editor |
| Sound | François Musy | Sound |
| Crew | Robert Flaherty | In Memory Of |
| Crew | Ernst Lubitsch | In Memory Of |