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Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

19747.00h 52m

Overview

The film's subject is a photograph of Jane Fonda visiting Hanoi during the Vietnam War. It asks what the position of the intellectual should be in the class struggle and points out the irony of Jane Fonda's participation in the photo shoot, which was staged.

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
Written by Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Gorin
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Top Cast

Jane Fonda

Jane Fonda

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Jean-Luc Godard

Jean-Luc Godard

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Jean-Pierre Gorin

Jean-Pierre Gorin

Narrator (voice) (uncredited)

Marlon Brando

Marlon Brando

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Moshe Dayan

Moshe Dayan

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

James Dean

James Dean

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Maria Falconetti

Maria Falconetti

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Henry Fonda

Henry Fonda

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Lillian Gish

Lillian Gish

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

Che Guevara

Che Guevara

Self (archive footage) (uncredited)

About Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still

Letter to Jane: An Investigation About a Still is a documentary film released in 1974. Directed by Jean-Luc Godard, it stars Jane Fonda, Jean-Luc Godard, Jean-Pierre Gorin. The film's subject is a photograph of Jane Fonda visiting Hanoi during the Vietnam War. It asks what the position of the intellectual should be in the class struggle and points out the irony of Jane Fonda's participation in the photo shoot, which was staged.

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