This is the soundtrack to Jean-Luc Godard's film, "Histoire(s) du cinéma." The outer box has scratches and stains overall. Please refrain from purchasing if you are concerned about this. The CDs are in good condition. ECM, a German record company founded by Manfred Eicher, released the soundtrack of Godard's "Histoire(s) du cinéma," a film completed in 1998, which runs for a total of four and a half hours, on CD. It was released as a 5-CD box set with new mixing by recording director François Musy. The CDs are housed in sleeves within a dark blue box, along with four accompanying books.