The Image Book (2018): cast, story & where to watch
2018 · Film · ★ 6.3
Released in 2018, The Image Book is a drama and documentary film directed by Jean-Luc Godard, running about 88 minutes.
What it’s about. In Le Livre d’Image, Jean-Luc Godard recycles existing images (films, documentaries, paintings, television archives, etc.), quotes excerpts from books, uses fragments of music. The driving force is poetic rhyme, the association or opposition of ideas, the aesthetic spark through editing, the keystone. The author performs the work of a sculptor. The hand, for this, is essential. He praises it at the start. “There are the five fingers. The five senses. The five parts of the world (…). The true condition of man is to think with his hands. Jean-Luc Godard composes a dazzling syncopation of sequences, the surge of which evokes the violence of the flows of our contemporary screens, taken to a level of incandescence rarely achieved. Crowned at Cannes, the last Godard is a shock film, with twilight beauty.
Who’s in it. The Image Book stars Jean-Luc Godard as Narrator (voice), Anne-Marie Miéville as Narrator (voice), Jean-Pierre Gos as Narrator (voice) and Buster Keaton as (film archive footage), among others.
How it landed. With an audience score of 6.3/10, The Image Book has drawn a solid, mixed-to-positive response.
Where to watch. In US you can stream it on Kino Film Collection and rent or buy it from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies and YouTube. See the full, country-by-country breakdown on our where to watch The Image Book page.
If you liked it. Fans of The Image Book tend to enjoy The Shawshank Redemption, The Godfather, Schindler's List and The Godfather Part II.
Frequently asked
- Where can I watch The Image Book (2018)?
- In US, The Image Book is available to stream on Kino Film Collection, and rent or buy from Amazon Video, Apple TV Store and Google Play Movies. Availability varies by country — check our where-to-watch page for every region.
- Is The Image Book worth watching?
- The Image Book holds an audience score of 6.3 out of 10, and is a strong pick if you enjoy drama and documentary. Reactions are mixed, so it may depend on taste.
- Who stars in The Image Book?
- The Image Book stars Jean-Luc Godard, Anne-Marie Miéville, Jean-Pierre Gos, Buster Keaton and Jean Gabin.
- When was The Image Book released?
- The Image Book was released in 2018, with a runtime of about 88 minutes.