Godard by Godard is an archival self-portrait of Jean-Luc Godard. It retraces the unique and unheard-of path, made up of sudden detours and dramatic returns, of a filmmaker who never looks back on his past, never makes the same film twice, and tirelessly pursues his research, in a truly inexhaustible diversity of inspiration. Through Godard’s words, his gaze and his work, the film tells the story of a life of cinema; that of a man who will always demand a lot of himself and his art, to the point of merging with it.
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
 Jean-Luc GodardSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Jean SebergSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Jean-Paul BelmondoSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 François TruffautSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Anne-Marie MiévilleSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Dick CavettSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Nathalie BayeSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Johnny HallydaySelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Claude BrasseurSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Anne WiazemskySelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Michel PiccoliSelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |
 Serge DaneySelf (archive footage) | Self (archive footage) |