The Joy of Learning

The Joy of Learning

95 mins | Drama | July 12, 1969

Night after night, not long before dawn, two young adults, Patricia and Emile, meet on a sound stage to discuss learning, discourse, and the path to revolution. Scenes of Paris's student revolt, the Vietnam War, and other events of the late 1960s, along with posters, photographs, and cartoons, are backdrops to their words. Words themselves are often Patricia and Emile's subject, as are images, sounds, and juxtapositions.

The Joy of Learning

95 mins | Drama | July 12, 1969

The Joy of Learning
Night after night, not long before dawn, two young adults, Patricia and Emile, meet on a sound stage to discuss learning, discourse, and the path to revolution. Scenes of Paris's student revolt, the Vietnam War, and other events of the late 1960s, along with posters, photographs, and cartoons, are backdrops to their words. Words themselves are often Patricia and Emile's subject, as are images, sounds, and juxtapositions.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Office de Radiodiffusion Télévision Française, Bavaria Film, Anouchka Films
Original title Le Gai Savoir
Directors Jean-Luc Godard
Writers Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Jean-Luc Godard

Cast

Juliet Berto

as Patricia Lumumba

Jean-Pierre Léaud

as Émile Rousseau

Jean-Luc Godard

as Narrator (voice)