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Jean-Luc Godard’s Last Film ‘Scénarios,’ Completed the Day Before He Died, Reveals Trailer Before Cannes Debut: ‘His Whole Life Was a Work of Art’


Jean-Luc Godard finished his last film 'Scénarios' the day before dying by assisted suicide. Producer Mitra Farahani discusses his 'final decision.'

On Sept. 12, 2022, the day before Jean-Luc Godard died by assisted suicide at 91 in his home in Rolle, Switzerland, the Godfather of French New Wave completed his final 18-minute film, “Scénarios,” which premieres on today in Cannes. Iranian multi-hyphenate Mitra Farahani, who was close to Godard in his final years and produced “Scénarios” and the making-of film, spoke to Variety about the highly symbolic project. But when it came to putting this image in “Scenarios,” Jean-Luc Godard asked for a completely different frame from the one used in the previous stages … at that precise moment it was an essential, almost obsessive request for him.

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