The Godard quote is entirely typical, but I wonder if it could come from a fairly recent film, possibly IN PRAISE OF LOVE, which I have not yet seen but that I do know gives several knocks to Hollywood. It might also be in 2 X 50 YEARS OF FRENCH CINEMA, made for the 1995 "centennial" of film's "birth," in which Godard appears himself, questioning the very notion of why anyone is celebrating the *commercial* birth of cinema: "Why not just take the money and celebrate that?" he asks. It is most likely in reaction to the cost and success of TITANIC, but I don't have anything more definite than that. Don Larsson ----------------------------------------------------------- "Only connect" --E.M. Forster Donald F. Larsson Department of English, AH 230 Minnesota State U, Mankato (56001) [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Bill Kirkpatrick [mailto:[log in to unmask]] Sent: Monday, October 07, 2002 10:51 AM To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Godard quote Hi all, I'm trying to track down a quotation that I heard attributed to Godard, but Google and the various Godard websites have let me down. It goes something like this: What Hollywood really wants is to make just one film a year that costs a billion dollars. Ring a bell for anyone? Thanks, --Bill ---- Screen-L is sponsored by the Telecommunication & Film Dept., the University of Alabama: http://www.tcf.ua.edu ---- For past messages, visit the Screen-L Archives: http://bama.ua.edu/archives/screen-l.html