He was a pioneer of the French New Wave movement, an inspiration to some of the best directors in the world, a radical creator promoting Marxism and he married his leading lady…

For Jean-Luc Godard, challenging the conventions of traditional French filmmaking lead him to rewrite the language of cinema. In his own words, he “blew apart” the popular way films were made. His first feature film (Breathless, 1960) brought universal attention to a new style of filmmaking and has been widely recognised as one of the best films ever made. Here are some images that retrace his remarkable film career…