British Sounds (See You at Mao) (1970)

overview : Jean-Luc Godard brings his firebrand political cinema to the UK, exploring the revolutionary signals in late '60s British society. Constructed as a montage of various disconnected political acts (in line with Godard's then appropriation of Soviet director Dziga Vertov's agitprop techniques), it combines a diverse range of footage, from students discussing The Beatles to the production line at the MG factory in Oxfordshire, burnished with onscreen political sloganeering.

Release Date : May 21, 1970

Runtime : 54m

Genre : Documentary  

Companies : Kestrel Productions, LWT

Countries : France, United Kingdom

Keywords : socialism, feminism, social commentary, british politics, car factory, contemplative cinema, assembly line, agit-prop