Godardian

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adjective

Of or pertaining to Jean-Luc Godard (1930–2022), French film director and critic, or his cinematic style.

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Meanings

adjectiveGodardian (comparative more Godardian, superlative most Godardian)

comparative more Godardian · superlative most Godardian

  1. Of or pertaining to Jean-Luc Godard (1930–2022), French film director and critic, or his cinematic style.

    The Godardian vision of a universe that is both lost and recuperable in time is the thread that holds this movie and all his others together.

    1997, Kenneth S. Rothwell, “In Search of Nothing: Mapping King Lear,”, in Shakespeare, the movie: popularizing the plays on film, TV, and video, page 146

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
godardesque

Origin

From Godard + -ian.

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Translations

French godardien
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Cite this entry
APA

Godardian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Godardian

MLA

“Godardian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Godardian. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Godardian,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Godardian.

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