- Jean-Pierre Gorin
Jean-Pierre Gorin (born 1943, in
Paris ) is a Frenchfilmmaker andprofessor , best known for his work with "Nouvelle Vague" luminaryJean-Luc Godard during what is often referred to as Godard's "radical" period.In 1968, Gorin and Godard founded the collective
Dziga Vertov Group , and together produced a series of overtly political films including "Vent d'est " (1970), "Tout va bien "(1972), and "Letter to Jane "(1972). Gorin left France in the mid-1970s to accept a teaching position at theUniversity of California, San Diego at the urging of the film-critic and painterManny Farber . Gorin has remained on the faculty of Visual Arts at UCSD since 1975, where he teaches courses in film history and criticism to this day. He has also continued to make films - most notably a "Southern California trilogy" of essay films: "Poto and Cabengo "(1978), "Routine Pleasures "(1986), "My Crasy Life " (1991), and "Letter to Peter " (1992).External links
* [http://www.sensesofcinema.com/contents/directors/03/gorin.html Senses of Cinema - Great Directors: Jean-Pierre Gorin]
*Raymond Durgnat 's [http://www.rouge.com.au/8/jean_pierre.html Letter to Jean-Pierre]
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