Jean-Luc Godard was a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter and film editor whose career spanned nearly seventy years. He directed, wrote, produced and edited many films. The following attempts to be a comprehensive filmography.
| Year | Title | English title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Opération béton | Operation Concrete | Narrator; also Editor |
| Une Femme Coquette | A Coquettish Woman | Credited as Hans Lucas; also Editor and Cinematographer | |
| 1958 | Une histoire d'eau | A Story of Water | Co-directed with François Truffaut; also Editor |
| Charlotte et son Jules | Charlotte and Her Boyfriend | Uncredited as the voice of Jules; also Editor | |
| 1959 | All the Boys Are Called Patrick | ||
| Year | Original title | English title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1960 | À Bout de Souffle | Breathless | The Snitch; co-conceived with François Truffaut |
| 1961 | Une Femme est une Femme | A Woman Is a Woman | |
| 1962 | Vivre sa vie | Voice of Nana's boyfriend | |
| 1963 | Le Petit Soldat | Uncredited as actor | |
| Les Carabiniers | The Carabineers | ||
| Le Mépris | Contempt | Uncredited as actor | |
| 1964 | Bande à part | Uncredited as narrator | |
| Une Femme Mariée | A Married Woman | Uncredited as narrator | |
| 1965 | Alphaville: une étrange aventure de Lemmy Caution | Alphaville | |
| Pierrot le Fou | |||
| 1966 | Masculin Féminin | ||
| Made in U.S.A | Uncredited as the voice of Richard Politzer | ||
| 1967 | 2 ou 3 Choses que je sais d'Elle | Two or Three Things I Know About Her | Narrator; co-written with Catherine Vimenet |
| La Chinoise | |||
| Week-end | |||
| Year | Original title | English title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | La Paresse | Sloth | From The Seven Deadly Sins |
| Il Nuovo Mondo | The New World | From RoGoPaG | |
| 1964 | Le Grand Escroc | The Great Swindler | Narrator; from The World's Most Beautiful Swindlers |
| Reportage sur Orly | Reporting on Orly | ||
| 1965 | Montparnasse-Levallois | From Six in Paris | |
| 1967 | Anticipation, ou: l'amour en l'an 2000 | Anticipation: or Love in the Year 2000 | From The World's Oldest Profession |
| Caméra-oeil | Camera-Eye | From Far from Vietnam | |
| L'amore (Andate e ritorno dei figli prodighi) | Love: Departure and Return of the Prodigal Children | From Love and Anger | |
Although Godard and Jean-Pierre Gorin were the principal creative forces behind these films, they usually went without on-screen credit. Most of the films from this time period were credited to the Dziga Vertov Group collective.
| Year | Original title | English title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1968 | Ciné-tracts | ||
| Le Rouge: Film-Tract: n° 1968 | Co-directed and written with Gérard Fromanger; also Editor and Producer | ||
| Un Film comme les Autres | A Film Like Any Other | Editor | |
| Sympathy for the Devil | |||
| One A.M. (One American Movie) | Unfinished; also cinematographer. Incorporated into One P.M. by D. A. Pennebaker (1971). | ||
| 1969 | Le Gai Savoir | Joy of Learning | Narrator; also Editor |
| British Sounds | Co-directed and written with Jean-Henri Roger | ||
| Pravda | |||
| Vent d'est | Wind from the East | Co-written and directed with Jean-Pierre Gorin, Editor | |
| Lotte en Italia | Struggles in Italy | Co-written and directed with Jean-Pierre Gorin | |
| 1970 | Jusqu'à la Victoire | Until Victory | Unfinished; incorporated into Here and Elsewhere by Godard & Anne-Marie Miéville in 1974 |
| 1971 | Vladimir et Rosa | Vladimir and Rosa | Vladimir Lenin; co-written and directed with Jean-Pierre Gorin; also Editor and Cinematographer |
| Schick after Shave | |||
| 1972 | Tout Va Bien | Co-written and directed with Jean-Pierre Gorin | |
| Letter to Jane | Co-written and directed with Jean-Pierre Gorin | ||
| Year | Original title | English title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | Numéro deux | Number Two | Himself; Co-written with Anne-Marie Miéville |
| 1976 | Ici et ailleurs | Here and Elsewhere | Narrator; co-director and co-writer |
| Comment ça va | How's it going | Co-written and directed with Anne-Marie Miéville | |
| Six fois deux, sur et sous la communication | Six Times Two: Over and Under Communication | Himself; co-written and directed with Anne-Marie Miéville; also Editor and Producer | |
| 1977 | Faut pas rêver | Dream On | Editor, Producer and Cinematographer |
| 1978 | France/tour/détour/deux enfants | France/Tour/Detour/Two Children | Robert Linard; Producer, uncredited as editor |
| Year | Original title | English title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | Sauve qui Peut (la vie) | Every Man for Himself | Co-written with Jean-Claude Carrière and Anne-Marie Miéville, also Editor and Producer |
| 1982 | Passion | Co-written with Jean-Claude Carrière, also Editor | |
| 1983 | Prénom: Carmen | Uncredited as Uncle Jeannot | |
| 1985 | Je vous salue, Marie | Hail Mary | |
| Détective | Co-written with Alain Sarde and Philippe Setbon | ||
| 1987 | King Lear | Professor Pluggy; uncredited as writer; also Editor and Executive Producer | |
| Soigne ta Droite | Keep Your Right Up | The Idiot/Prince; also Editor | |
| Year | Original title | English title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | Quelques remarques sur la réalisation et la production du film 'Sauve qui peut (la vie) | A Few Remarks on the Direction and Production of the Film "Sauve qui peut (la vie)" | Narrator |
| 1981 | Une bonne à tout faire | Good to Go | |
| 1982 | Lettre à Freddy Buache | Letter to Freddy Buache | Himself |
| Changer d'image | To Alter the Image | The Idiot; also Editor. From Le Changement a plus d'un titre (Change Has More Than One Title) | |
| Passion, le travail et l'amour: introduction à un scénario, ou Troisième état du scénario du film Passion | |||
| Scénario du film Passion | Narrator, Himself | ||
| 1983 | Petites notes à propos du film Je vous salue, Marie | Small Notes Regarding the Film | Himself |
| 1986 | Grandeur et décadence d'un petit commerce de cinéma | The Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company | Uncredited as actor and writer; made for the French TV series Série noire |
| Soft and Hard | Himself; co-written and directed with Anne-Marie Miéville, also Editor | ||
| Meetin' WA | Himself; also Editor | ||
| 1987 | Armide | From Aria | |
| 1988 | On s'est tous défilé | Editor | |
| Closed Jeans: Marithé François Girbaud, série 1, 1-10 | Closed Jeans: Marithé François Girbaud: Series 1: 1-10 | Editor | |
| Closed: Marithé et François Girbaud, série 2, 1-7 | Closed: Marithé and François Girbaud: Series 2: 1-7 | Editor | |
| Puissance de la parole | The Power of Speech | ||
| Le Dernier mot/Les Français entendus par... | The Last Word/The French as Understood by... | From The French as Seen by... | |
| Year | Original title | English title | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1988-1998 | Histoire(s) du cinéma | History(s) of the Cinema | Himself |
| 1990 | Nouvelle Vague | Uncredited as editor | |
| 1991 | Allemagne Année 90 Neuf zéro | Germany Year 90 Nine Zero | Uncredited as editor |
| 1993 | Hélas pour moi | Oh Woe Is Me | |
| 1994 | JLG/JLG, Autoportrait de Décembre | JLG/JLG: Self-Portrait in December | Editor, Himself |
| 1996 | For Ever Mozart | Editor | |
| 2001 | Eloge de l'amour | In Praise of Love | |
| 2004 | Notre Musique | Himself | |
| 2010 | Film Socialisme | ||
| 2014 | Adieu au Langage | Goodbye to Language | Uncredited as actor[1] |
| 2018 | Le Livre d'Image | The Image Book | Last feature film[2] |
| 2023 | Film Annonce du Film qui n’existera Jamais: “Drôles de Guerres” | ||
| 2024 | Exposé du Film Annonce du Film “Scénario” | ||
| Scénarios | Last short film | ||
| Year | Original title | English title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1989 | Le Rapport Darty | The Darty Report / The Darty Connection | Nathanael, the 2000 year-old robot; co-directed with Anne-Marie Miéville | |
| 1990 | Marithé François Girbaud: Métamorphojean | |||
| 1991 | Pour Thomas Wainggai | From Contre l'oubli | ||
| 1991 | L'enfance de l'art | Co-written and directed with Anne-Marie Miéville; also Editor | ||
| 1992 | Parisienne People Cigarettes | Editor | ||
| 1993 | Les Enfants jouent à la Russie | The Kids Play Russian | Prince Mishkin; also Editor | |
| 1993 | Je vous salue Sarajevo | I Salute Thee Sarajevo / Hail Sarajevo | Narrator; also Editor | |
| 1995 | 2 x 50 Ans de Cinéma Français | 2 x 50 French Cinema Years | Himself; co-directed with Anne-Marie Miéville; also Editor | |
| 1996 | Plus Oh | Editor | ||
| 1996 | Espoir/Microcosmos | Editor | ||
| 1998 | Adieu au TNS | Himself | ||
| 1999 | The Old Place | Narrator; co-written and directed with Anne-Marie Miéville; also Editor | ||
| 2000 | De l'origine du XXIe Siècle | Origins of the 21st Century | Editor | |
| 2002 | Dans le noir du temps | From | ||
| Liberté et patrie | Freedom and Fatherland | Co-written and directed with Anne-Marie Miéville; also Editor | ||
| 2004 | Moments Choisis | Collage taken by Godard from Histoire(s) du Cinema; also Editor | ||
| 2006 | Ecce Homo | Editor and Producer | ||
| Vrai Faux Passeport | True False Passport | Narrator; Editor and Producer | ||
| Reportage amateur Maquette expo | Co-written and directed with Anne-Marie Miéville | |||
| Prière pour Refusniks (1) | Prayer for Refuseniks (1) | Editor | ||
| Prière pour refusniks (2) | Prayer for Refuseniks (2) | Editor | ||
| 2008 | Prière pour Refusniks (2) | Prayer for Refuseniks (2) | Editor | |
| Une Catastrophe | A Catastrophe | Trailer for Viennale, also Editor | ||
| 2010 | Tribute to Eric Rohmer | Uncredited as editor and actor | ||
| 2013 | Les trois désastres | From 3X3D, omnibus film with Peter Greenaway and Edgar Pera | ||
| 2014 | The Bridge of Sighs | From omnibus film Les Ponts de Sarajevo | ||
| Letter in Motion to Gilles Jacob and Thierry Fremaux | Narrator | |||
| 2015 | Prix suisse, remerciements, mort ou vif | Himself | ||
| 2018 | 22nd Ji.hlava IDFF | Himself; promotional short for the 22nd Jihlava International Documentary Film Festival | ||
| Year | Original title | English title | Acting Credit | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 | Le Château de Verre | The Glass Castle | Un passant | Uncredited |
| 1956 | Le coup du Berger | Fool's Mate | Un invité à la fête | Uncredited |
| 1956 | La Sonate à Kreutzer | Ami journaliste | ||
| 1960 | Présentation ou Charlotte et son Steak | Presentation, or Charlotte and Her Steak | Walter | Short |
| 1961 | Paris Belongs to Us | Un homme à la terrasse | Credited as Hans Lucas | |
| 1961 | Les fiancés du pont Mac Donald ou (Méfiez-vous des lunettes noires) | L'homme aux lunettes noires | Short | |
| 1962 | Cléo from 5 to 7 | Actor in silent film | Uncredited | |
| 1962 | Le Signe du Lion | Le mélomane | Uncredited | |
| 1962 | Sun in Your Eyes | |||
| 1963 | Shéhérazade | |||
| 1966 | The Defector | Orlovsky's Friend | Uncredited | |
| 1969 | Ciné-girl | Lui-même | Uncredited | |
| 1975 | Ne | |||
| 1978 | Der kleine Godard an das Kuratorium junger deutscher Film | The Guest | ||
| 1997 | We're Still Here | L'homme comédien | ||
| 2000 | After the Reconciliation | Robert | ||
| Year | Title | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Le Studio d'Orphée | Art Installation at the Fondazione Prada in Milan[3] | |
| 2022 | See You Friday, Robinson | Directed by Mitra Farahani, with visual contributions by Godard[4] |