Jean-Pierre Gorin

JeanPierre Gorin born 17 April 1943 is a French filmmaker and professor best known for his work with Nouvelle Vague luminary JeanLuc Godard during what is often referred to as Godards radical period JeanPierre Gorin was a student of Louis Althusser Michel Foucault and Jacques Lacan He was a radical leftist well before meeting Godard in 1966 Godard relied on some of his discussions with Gorin while writing the script of 1967s La Chinoise Gorin played a role in making Le Gai Savoir which was released in 1969 In 1968 Gorin and Godard founded the collective Dziga Vertov Group and together produced a series of overtly political films including Vent dest 1970 Tout va bien 1972 and Letter to Jane 1972