Godard’s back at Cannes with “Goodbye to Language”

By Thomas Adamson

Published May 22, 2014 1:54pm ET

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Godard’s back at Cannes with “Goodbye to Language” — Actor Kamel Abdelli, left, and actress Heloise Godet pose for photographers during a photo call for Goodbye to Language (Adieu au language) at the 67th international film festival, Cannes, southern France, Wednesday, May 21, 2014. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus) | Thibault Camus

CANNES, France (AP) — Jean-Luc Godard is back.

And the 83-year-old godfather of the French “new wave” showed he hasn’t lost any of his ability to provoke — socking Cannes with an opaque, intellectual tirade against the superficialities of modern culture and the impossibility of communication in the 3-D film, “Goodbye to Language.” That, and a dog called Roxy.

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