Fresh
It will be a surprise to anyone who thinks of Jean-Luc Godard as a cold and cerebral film maker. Here he is warm and cerebral, and more quietly provocative than he has been in years.
Caryn James, New York Times
Oh, Woe Is Me
1993 · 1h 24m · N/A
Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Directed by
Jean-Luc Godard
Overview
This complex allegorical tale tells the story of man’s quest for spiritual meaning. When God enters the body of 1980s filmmaker Simon Donnadieu, his wife Rachel realizes that something has gone awry, but chooses to remain faithful to her erratically-behaving husband.
Director and cast
- Jean-Luc Godard Director
- Gérard Depardieu as Simon Donnadieu
- Laurence Masliah as Rachel Donnadieu
- Bernard Verley as Abraham Klimt
- Aude Amiot as Aude Amiel
- Roland Blanche as Le professeur de dessin / Le libraire
- Marc Betton as Le médecin
- François Germond as Le pasteur
- Jean-Louis Loca Cast
- Anny Romand Cast
- Monique Couturier Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
71%
Tomatometer
Fresh
No one else makes films so alive with ideas or executed with as much daring, beauty or humor.
Hal Hinson, Washington Post
Fresh
Jean-Luc Godard's most spiritual film is also his most opaque.
Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
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