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Mood:
- CleverContemplative
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Plot:
- Couple RelationsLove and RomanceMind and SoulSocietyCouplesBattle of the SexesJournalismPolitics more...
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Genres:
- DramaForeignNew WaveRomance
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century60sVietnam War
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Place:
- EuropeFranceParis
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Praise:
- Critically AcclaimedEssential
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Style:
- Ensemble CastTalky
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Attitudes:
- Semi SeriousRealisticSlow
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Masculin Feminin, 1966
French, Swedish, English
France, Sweden
Profile of Masculin Feminin
The mood of Masculin Feminin is clever and contemplative. The plot centers around couples relations, society, and love and romance. It is a drama, foreign, and romance movie. Stylistically, Masculin Feminin is New Wave, stars an ensemble cast, and is talky. In approach, it is realistic. The pacing is slow. Masculin Feminin is set in Paris. It happens during the Vietnam War and in the 1960s. The movie is known for being essential viewing and critically acclaimed.
Summary of Masculin Feminin
A film about "the children of Marx and Coca Cola" directed by the child of Brecht and Hollywood, MASCULINE-FEMININE is a touchstone in the career of Jean-Luc Godard, a window into the kinetic world of Paris in the 1960s, and a high point in the cinema of the French New Wave. It chronicles the love affair between Paul (Jean-Pierre Leaud), a young zealot with revolutionary leanings, and Madeleine (Chantal Goya), a fetching pop singer. Their relationship gradually breaks down as the two attempt to bridge their differences, albeit unsuccessfully (he likes Bob Dylan, she is only interested in the top 40). Along the way, they discuss current world culture and politics with their friends, and encounter a variety of bizarre individuals who only serve to exacerbate the youthful confusion of both Paul and Madeleine. One of Godard's most insightful films, MASCULINE-FEMININE represents a search for tenderness, and is, at the same time, an unsettling illumination of the Battle of the Sexes. By casting legitimate pop sensation Goya in the lead role, Godard threatened to date his film, taking into account the speed with which pop singers are replaced. Luckily for him, Goya is an engaging screen presence whose mere appearance is enough to keep things interesting.
Details
| Language: | French, Swedish, English |
| Country: | France, Sweden |
| Release date: | 19 September 1966 |
| Runtime: | 110 min |
Cast and Crew
as Paul
as Madeleine
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Critics Reviews
Los Angeles Times
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- by: Kevin Thomas
Chicago Tribune
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- by: Michael Wilmington
