My Life as a Godard Movie

Joanna Walsh’s book-length essay “My Life as a Godard Movie” examines beauty and revolution via the prism of Jean-Luc Godard’s motion pictures. Walsh muses on the themes of beauty and desire in both life and art, paying special attention to the resistance exhibited by Godard’s female characters. The book is a meditation on the way that contemplation of art can result in introspection.