Cinématon
Synopsis
Cinématon is a 156-hour long experimental film by French director Gérard Courant. It was the longest film ever released until 2011. Composed over 36 years from 1978 until 2006, it consists of a series of over 2,821 silent vignettes (cinématons), each 3 minutes and 25 seconds long, of various celebrities, artists, journalists and friends of the director, each doing whatever they want for the allotted time. Subjects of the film include directors Barbet Schroeder, Nagisa Oshima, Volker Schlöndorff, Ken Loach, Benjamin Cuq, Youssef Chahine, Wim Wenders, Joseph Losey, Jean-Luc Godard, Samuel Fuller and Terry Gilliam, chess grandmaster Joël Lautier, and actors Roberto Benigni, Stéphane Audran, Julie Delpy and Lesley Chatterley. Gilliam is featured eating a 100-franc note, while Fuller smokes a cigar. Courant's favourite subject was a 7-month-old baby. The film was screened in its then-entirety in Avignon in November 2009 and was screened in Redondo Beach, CA on April 9, 2010.
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Jean-Luc Godard (1981) by Gérard Courant - Cinématon #106
Type: Clip • Published 2014-12-03
Top Cast
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Gérard Courant
N°0 / N°1000 / N°1001 / N°2000 / N°3000
Alain-Alcide Sudre
N°5
Rose Lowder
N°6
Bernard Roué
N°7
Dominique Noguez
N°8 / N°71 / N°319
Katerina Thomadaki
N°9
Martine Elzingre
N°12
Teo Hernández
N°16 / N°481
Gaël Badaud
N°17
Joseph Morder
N°21 / N°74 / N°323 / N°1968 / N°2119
Martine Rousset
N°22
Michel Nedjar
N°27
Babette Mangolte
N°31
Raymonde Carasco
N°32
Stéphane Marti
N°33
Boris Lehman
N°34 / N°468 / N°1463 / N°2292
Raphaël Bassan
N°41 / N°1736 / N°2050
Michael Snow
N°44
Release History & Theatrical Window
Journées du Cinéma Militant à Rennes
Festival / Special Debut
October 28, 2010
Wide Cinema Exhibition
Key Information & Fast Facts
- Director
- Gérard Courant
- Screenplay & Story
- Gérard Courant
- Original Title
- Cinématon
- Country of Origin
- France
- Spoken Languages
- No Language
- Runtime
- 208h 0m
- Production Studios
- K.O.C.K. Production, Les Amis de Cinématon
Creative Leadership & Key Crew
Gérard Courant
Gérard Courant
Gérard Courant
Department Leadership Roster
Gérard Courant
Director
Gérard Courant
Producer
Production Stills & Gallery
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Frequently Asked Questions About Cinématon
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What is Cinématon about?
Cinématon is a 156-hour long experimental film by French director Gérard Courant. It was the longest film ever released until 2011. Composed over 36 years from 1978 until 2006, it consists of a series of over 2,821 silent vignettes (cinématons), each 3 minutes and 25 seconds long, of various celebrities, artists, journalists and friends of the director, each doing whatever they want for the allotted time. Subjects of the film include directors Barbet Schroeder, Nagisa Oshima, Volker Schlöndorff, Ken Loach, Benjamin Cuq, Youssef Chahine, Wim Wenders, Joseph Losey, Jean-Luc Godard, Samuel Fuller and Terry Gilliam, chess grandmaster Joël Lautier, and actors Roberto Benigni, Stéphane Audran, Julie Delpy and Lesley Chatterley. Gilliam is featured eating a 100-franc note, while Fuller smokes a cigar. Courant's favourite subject was a 7-month-old baby. The film was screened in its then-entirety in Avignon in November 2009 and was screened in Redondo Beach, CA on April 9, 2010.
Who directed Cinématon?
Cinématon was directed by Gérard Courant.
Who stars in Cinématon?
The principal cast of Cinématon includes Gérard Courant, Alain-Alcide Sudre, Rose Lowder, Bernard Roué, Dominique Noguez.
When was Cinématon released and how long is it?
Cinématon was released in 1978 with a total runtime of 208h 0m.