From the radical 1960s through the neo-conservative 1980s and into the early 1990s, the provocative cinematic careers of French director Jean-Luc Godard and Italian director Bernardo Bertolucci have captured the imagination of filmgoers and critics alike. Although their films differ greatly-Godard produces highly cerebral and theoretical works while Bertolucci creates films with more spectacle and emotionalism-their careers have sparked lively discussion and debate, mostly centred around the notion of an Oedipal struggle between them.