「我需要用一日去講歷史的一秒，用一年去講歷史的一分鐘，用一生去講歷史的一日。」高達野心大，視野闊，要為世界電影作一件事，要後世知道20世紀電影歷史面貌是何等模樣及如何反思。他在1998-99年完成了空前巨大的紀錄片《世界電影(眾數)史》，原版本共八個單元，片長由廿多分鐘至50多分鐘，假如要一口看罷就超過四小時。內容簡單一句，就是從藝術、政治、電影與電視、菲林與數碼影像發展等不同範疇，回顧20世紀電影歷史。《世界電影(眾數)史精選》則是短篇剪輯版本，精華濃縮甚至再創作，極少作大銀幕放映，機會難逢。 "I need one day to describe one second in history, one year to describe one minute in history, one life to describe one day in history," said Godard, who with his ambition and vision wanted to do something for the film world, wanting the future generations to know what 20th century film history is, and how to reflect upon it. Between 1998 and 1999, he finished the monumental eight-chapter documentary Historie(s) of Cinema, with varying length from 20 to more than 50 minutes, and a complete viewing will take more than 4 hours. It is a look back on 20th century film history, from the perspectives of art, politics, film and TV, celluloid and digital video. This screening version has captured the essence of it and is presented rarely on the big screen.