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Mood:
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- BetrayalLovers on the RunInfidelityTragic LoveChases and RacesCrimesCouplesCouple Relations more...
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Genres:
- DramaForeignNew WaveExperimentalCrimeRomance
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Time/Period:
- 20th Century60s
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Place:
- FranceParis
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- Critically AcclaimedEssential
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- Satire
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- On the RoadSurreal
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- Based on Book
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- Violent Content
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Pierrot Le Fou, 1965
French, English
France, Italy
Profile of Pierrot Le Fou
Pierrot Le Fou can be described as offbeat, witty, and stylized. The plot revolves around lovers on the run, tragic love, and betrayal. Its comic aspect comes from satire. Pierrot Le Fou's main genres are drama, foreign, and romance. In terms of style, it is New Wave, is experimental, and is surreal. In approach, it is realistic. Pierrot Le Fou is located in Paris. It takes place in the 1960s. It is based on a book. Pierrot Le Fou has received attention for being essential viewing and critically acclaimed. Note that it involves violent content.
Summary of Pierrot Le Fou
French auteur Jean-Luc Godard continues his fascination with the crime genre--after BREATHLESS and BAND OF OUTSIDERS--with PIERROT LE FOU. After escaping his stale, bourgeois marriage, Ferdinand Griffon (Jean-Paul Belmondo), a man on the run, encounters a captivating woman, Marianne (Godard's then-wife, Anna Karina). Striking up an immediate connection, the two begin a freewheeling affair that leads them to the Mediterranean Sea. There's one slight problem, though. Marianne is being pursued by a group of bloodthirsty mobsters who have chased her out of Algeria. Making matters worse for Ferdinand is the unfortunate fact that she turns out to be as much of a headache as his wife was, constantly referring to him as "Pierrot," much to his disdain. As their relationship reaches its boiling point, the hit men arrive, threatening to terminate both their relationship and their lives. Based on Lionel White's OBSESSION, PIERROT LE FOU is an example of a filmmaker's lack of preparation actually working to his benefit. Godard has said that he had no script on which to proceed, forcing him to make up the film as he went along. It is this seemingly improvised, brisk pacing--in addition to the performances of Belmondo and Karina--that makes the film such a fresh and original twist on an oft-mimicked genre.
Details
| Language: | French, English |
| Country: | France, Italy |
| Release date: | 8 January 1969 |
| Runtime: | 110 min |
Cast and Crew
as Ferdinand Griffon, 'Pierrot'
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