

Joy of Learning
While alone in an abandoned television studio, two militants, Emile Rousseau and Patricia Lumumba, have a discourse on language. Referring to spoken word as "the enemy"--the weapon used by the establishment to confuse liberation movements--the two deconstruct the meanings of sounds and images in an attempt to "return to zero" and truly experience the joy of learning.
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United StatesUS
- PremiereNew York Film Festival27 Sept 1969
United KingdomGB
- Theatrical12 Jul 1969
FranceFR
- PremiereParis31 Jan 1969
- Theatrical (limited)18 Jan 2020
GermanyDE
- PremiereBerlin International Film Festival28 Jun 1969
- TheatricalWest Germany16 Jul 1969
- TV22 Nov 1969
GreeceGR
- Theatrical (limited)Greek Film Archive6 Jun 2014
PolandPL
- PremiereERA New Horizons Film Festival26 Jul 2010
SingaporeSG
- PhysicalBlu-ray30 Jul 2021
UruguayUY
- Theatrical (limited)Cinemateca Uruguaya10 Feb 2023
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Joy of Learning was released on 12 July 1969.
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CRCulver
6/5/2018
As the 1960s went by, Jean-Luc Godard was increasing adding social concerns and strident political messages to his films, but never without breaking traditional storytelling, however zany it might be with his French New Wave style. In 1967, however, he set off on a new direction. LE GAI SAVOIR was the first production that Godard shot after he bade farewell to his usual crew and dedicated himself entirely to politica…
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