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When we talked, I talked about me, you talked about you, when we should have talked about each other.

Jean-Luc Godard

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Jean-Luc Godard
Age: 93
Born: 1930
Born: December 3
Actor
Cinematographer
Film Critic
Film Director
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Film Producer
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Television Director
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Paris
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Jean Luc Godard
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