That opening is Extraordinary - Like Dickens "A Tale of Two Cities", "Soft and Hard" begins with a series of statements that defined the epoch in which the story was set: [Title: Soft and hard] "We were looking for the path to our language, [Title: Talk Between Two Friends] it was still the time of daily massacres in Beirut. [Title: Hard and Soft] It was already the time of glorious space flight to Mars and Venus. [Title: Two Friends]. It was the time of private television's triumph ...
I love Godard - he is one of the greatest 20th Century artists, period. However, I thought Soft and Hard was terrible. (I, however, see that in a positive way - the failure of Soft and Hard marks Godard's taking of risks and attempts at further innovation, so I guess it's kind of a noble failure, really)
That opening is Extraordinary - Like Dickens "A Tale of Two Cities", "Soft and Hard" begins with a series of statements that defined the epoch in which the story was set: [Title: Soft and hard] "We were looking for the path to our language, [Title: Talk Between Two Friends] it was still the time of daily massacres in Beirut. [Title: Hard and Soft] It was already the time of glorious space flight to Mars and Venus. [Title: Two Friends]. It was the time of private television's triumph ...
yodasling 7 months ago
anyone know where i can d/l this (you know, besides just downloading the youtube links)..
mradamcooley 2 years ago
I love Godard - he is one of the greatest 20th Century artists, period. However, I thought Soft and Hard was terrible. (I, however, see that in a positive way - the failure of Soft and Hard marks Godard's taking of risks and attempts at further innovation, so I guess it's kind of a noble failure, really)
FamGuyGuy123 2 years ago
James
A thousand thanks! I saw this when I was 17 on C4 and not since. It was/is a great influnce on my development as an artist.
Was asked to write on my influences a few days ago ..did a search with no expectation and here is is!
Keep uploading!
machodonna 3 years ago
i guess i gotta say thanks!
salmonico 3 years ago
Thanks for posting all of Soft and Hard. It truly is fantastic.
Toussaint53 4 years ago