- John Wilson, Sinfonia of London: “Ravel: Orchestral Works” (Chandos)
- Les Musiciens du Louvre-Grenoble, Marc Minkowski: “Haydn: ‘London’ Symphonies” (Naïve)
- Les Talens Lyriques, Christophe Rousset, et. al.: “Lully: ‘Armide’” (Aparté)
In 1980, the city of Lausanne, Switzerland commissioned Jean-Luc Godard to create a short film in celebration of its quincentenary, one of two that they would use to promote tourism and culture. Godard—being Godard—demurred at the idea of directing a commercial but offered instead a “poetic study” of the city where he had once lived.