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Revolutionary period
The period that spans from May 1968 indistinctly into the 1970s has been subject
to an even larger volume of inaccurate labeling. They include everything from
his militant period, to his radical period, along with terms as precise as
Maoist and vague as political. The term revolutionary, however, gives a more
accurate impression than any other. The period saw Godard align himself with a
specific revolution and employ a consistent revolutionary rhetoric.
Films
Amid the upheavals of the late 1960s Godard became interested in Maoist
ideology. He formed the socialist-idealist Dziga-Vertov cinema group with
Jean-Pierre Gorin and produced a number of shorts outlining his politics. In
that period he travelled extensively and shot a number of films, most of which
remained unfinished or were refused showings, but the anti-consumerist Week End
was released in 1967. His films became intensely politicized and experimental, a
phase that lasted until 1980.
According to Elliott Gould, he and Godard met to discuss the possibility of
Godard directing Jules Feiffer's 1971 surrealist play Little Murders. During
this meeting Godard said his two favorite American writers were Feiffer and
Charles M. Schulz. Godard soon declined the opportunity to direct; the job later
going to Alan Arkin.[citation needed]
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