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Key Information
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| Directors: |
Jean-Luc Godard |
| Stars: |
Jean-Paul Belmondo |
| Actors: |
Jean-Pierre Liaud |
| Genre: |
Foreign Films |
| Subgenre: |
Suspense · Recommended · Romances · Violence · On-The-Road · New Wave (Film) · Infidelity · Satire · Betrayal · French · Thriller |
| MPAA Rating: |
Not Rated |
| Available Formats: |
VHS |
| UPC: |
098602000276 |
| Release Date: |
1965 |
| Running Time: |
1hr 50min |
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Languages
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| Release Language: |
English (Subtitled) |
| Original Language: |
French |
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DVD Editions
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Format: DVD: 2-Disc Set, 1hr 50min
Release Company: Criterion Collection (February 29, 2008)
UPC: 715515027823 |
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VHS Editions
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Format: VHS, 1hr 50min
Release Company: Wellspring (May 26, 1998)
UPC: 720917013763 |
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Credits
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| Screenwriter: |
Jean-Luc Godard |
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Professional Reviews
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(05/01/2008, p.98, Tom Charity): "[I]t's the push and pull between a profoundly felt classicism and the ephemeral sense of immediacy that makes this apparently ad hoc offering such a full meal." |
| More Information |
| Details: |
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 benef... |
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