Editing Jean-Luc Godard (section)

== Return to commercial films and ''Histoire(s) du cinéma'' (1980–2000) ==
Godard returned to somewhat more traditional fiction with ''[[Sauve qui peut (la vie)]]'' (1980), the first of a series of more mainstream films marked by autobiographical currents: it was followed by ''[[Passion (1982 film)|Passion]]'', ''[[Lettre à Freddy Buache]]'' (both 1982), ''[[Prénom Carmen]]'' (1983), and ''Grandeur et décadence d'un petit commerce de cinéma'' (1986). There was, though, another flurry of controversy with ''[[Je vous salue, Marie]]'' (1985), which was condemned by the [[Roman Catholic Church]] for alleged [[heresy]], and also with ''[[King Lear (1987 film)|King Lear]]'' (1987), a postmodern production of the play by [[William Shakespeare]]. Also completed in 1987 was a segment in the film ''[[Aria (1987 film)|Aria]]'' which was based loosely from the plot of [[Armida|Armide]]; it is set in a gym and uses several [[aria]]s by [[Jean-Baptiste Lully]] from his famous [[Armide (Lully)|''Armide'']].{{sfn|Brody|2008}}

His later films were marked by great formal beauty and frequently a sense of requiem: ''[[Nouvelle Vague (1990 film)|Nouvelle Vague]]'' (''New Wave'', 1990), the autobiographical ''[[JLG/JLG – Self-Portrait in December|JLG/JLG, autoportrait de décembre]]'' (''JLG/JLG: Self-Portrait in December'', 1995), and ''[[For Ever Mozart]]'' (1996).<ref name=NVC/><ref name=JLGJLG/><ref name=FEM/> ''[[Allemagne année 90 neuf zéro]]'' (''Germany Year 90 Nine Zero'', 1991) which is a quasi-sequel to ''Alphaville'', but done with an elegiac tone and focus on the inevitable decay of age.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Deutschland neu(n) null {{!}} Film 1992 |url=https://www.moviepilot.de/movies/deutschland-neu-n-null |access-date=14 September 2022 |website=moviepilot.de |language=de |archive-date=14 September 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220914004324/https://www.moviepilot.de/movies/deutschland-neu-n-null |url-status=live }}</ref> In [[1990 National Society of Film Critics Awards|1990]], Godard was presented with a special award from the [[National Society of Film Critics]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 December 2009 |title=Past Awards |url=https://nationalsocietyoffilmcritics.com/about-2/ |access-date=14 September 2022 |website=National Society of Film Critics |language=en |archive-date=29 July 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170729100021/https://nationalsocietyoffilmcritics.com/about-2/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Between 1988 and 1998, he produced the multi-part series ''[[Histoire(s) du cinéma]]'', a monumental project which combined all the innovations of his video work with a passionate engagement in the issues of twentieth-century history and the history of film itself.<ref name="TheFreeDictionary.com" />