Jean-Luc Godard in Eric Rohmer’s Sign of the Lion (1962) — A Blink-and-You’ll-Miss-It Moment Before redefining cinema, Jean-Luc Godard made a fleeting appearance in Eric Rohmer’s debut Sign of the Lion (1962). In true New Wave fashion, his role is almost incidental—just another face in the crowd of Paris, yet brimming with the energy that would soon explode in Breathless. A fun Easter egg for cinephiles, this cameo is a reminder of how tightly woven the French New Wave scene was. | History of Ci