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This essay considers what film-makers Godard and Gorin meant when they say that the protagonists of their 1972 film, Tout va Bien have begun to live their lives “historically.” I suggest that this relatively cryptic formulation, in a similar way to the visual form and technique of Tout va Bien, is largely Brechtian in nature. My intention is to provide an exposition of aspects of Tout va Bien, uncritical of Godard’s and Gorin’s practice of making films politically, but I anticipate that the essay supplements an understanding of this film. I consider the idea or expectation of living historically to be theoretically and philosophically fertile, evoking discussions of history and historical experience in different traditions of thought. Writers such as Marx, Nietzsche, and Benjamin are relevant interlocutors, able to elaborate Godard and Gorin’s resolution to live historically.
这篇文章探讨了电影制作人戈达尔和戈林说他们的 1972 年电影《Tout va Bien》中的主人公已经开始 "历史性地 "生活时的含义。我认为,这一相对隐晦的表述,与《Tout va Bien》的视觉形式和技巧类似,在很大程度上具有布莱希特的性质。我的意图是对《Tout va Bien》的某些方面进行阐述,而非批判戈达尔和戈林的政治电影创作实践,但我希望这篇文章能补充对这部电影的理解。我认为,"历史性地生活 "这一理念或期望在理论和哲学上都是富饶的,它唤起了不同思想传统中对历史和历史经验的讨论。马克思、尼采和本雅明等作家都是相关的对话者,能够阐述戈达尔和戈林关于历史性地生活的决心。