Duras/Godard(1987)

Duras/Godard is a 1987 documentary capturing a rare meeting between filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard and novelist Marguerite Duras at her Paris home. The hour-long film documents their conversation about artistic creation, philosophy, and the nature of cinema and literature. Godard and Duras engage in a thoughtful, sometimes challenging dialogue that reflects their shared commitment to experimental form and intellectual rigor. The encounter reveals two major figures of twentieth-century culture in intimate discussion, offering insight into their creative processes and artistic philosophies. Rather than a conventional interview, the film functions as a meeting of minds—two artists grappling with fundamental questions about how meaning is made and communicated through their respective mediums.