Jean-Luc Godard was a French-Swiss film director, screenwriter, and film critic.
He rose to prominence as a pioneer of the 1960s French New Wave film movement and was arguably the most influential French filmmaker of the post-war era.
Jean Godard died on September 13, 2022, at age 91 in Rolle, Switzerland, following an assisted suicide procedure.
Jean-Luc Godard Parents: Meet Odile Godard, Paul Godard
Jean-Luc Godard’s parents were Odile Monod Godard and Paul Godard. They were both from wealthy Protestant families.
Jean-Luc’s mother, Odile Monod, was the daughter of Julien Monod, a leading Swiss banker. His French-born father, Paul-Jean, was a prominent physician.
Paul-Jean Godard, who became a Swiss citizen, opened a clinic in Nyon, Switzerland, and Jean-Luc spent his early childhood there, visiting his family’s estates on both the French and Swiss sides of Lake Geneva and remaining there until the end of World War II.
Odile Godard and Paul Godard married for a couple of years but divorced along the line.
Following their divorce, Odile Monod dated Jean-Pierre Laubscher, who was a labourer on the Grande Dixence Dam. Odile died in a road accident in 1954.
Odile Godard and Paul Godard had four children; Jean-Luc Godard, Rachel Godard, Claude Godard and Véronique Godard.