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Pierrot le Fou( 1965)

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You've met the tame Godard, the love Godard, the think Godard, ...now meet the wild Godard!

Overview

Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Jean-Paul Belmondo

      Ferdinand Griffon, 'Pierrot'

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      Anna Karina

      Marianne Renoir

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      Graziella Galvani

      Maria, Ferdinand's Wife

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      Aicha Abadir

      Aicha Abadir (uncredited)

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      Henri Attal

      Le Premier Pompiste (uncredited)

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      Pascal Aubier

      Le Deuxième Frère (uncredited)

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      Maurice Auzel

      Le Troisième Pompiste (uncredited)

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      Raymond Devos

      L'Homme du Port (uncredited)

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      Roger Dutoit

      The Gangster (uncredited)

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      Samuel Fuller

      Samuel Fuller (uncredited)

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      Pierre Hanin

      Le Troisième Frère (uncredited)

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      Jimmy Karoubi

      Le Nain (uncredited)

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      Jean-Pierre Léaud

      Young Man in Cinema (uncredited)

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      Hans Meyer

      Gangster (uncredited)

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      Krista Nell

      Madame Staquet (uncredited)

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      Dirk Sanders

      Fred (uncredited)

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      Georges Staquet

      Frank (uncredited)

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      László Szabó

      L'Exilé Politique (uncredited)

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      Dominique Zardi

      Le Deuxième Pompiste (uncredited)

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    A review by CRCulver

    10
    Written by CRCulver on Tue Jun 05 2018
    This is one of those utterly satisfying film experiences that seem to exploit every possibility of the cinematic medium The French New Wave drew much inspiration from American crime stories, and Jean-Luc Godard's 1965 film PIERROT LE FOU has a plot that is essentially simple: Ferdinand (Jean-Paul Belmondo), five years into a marriage that leaves him unsatisfied, meets his children's babysitter and discovers that she's an old flame of his, Marianne (Anna-Karina). They both want to run away, and as it turns out that Marianne already has some experience in the criminal underworld, the pair stea...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    300000.00

    Revenue

    -

    Keywords

    • paris, france
    • mediterranean
    • painting
    • bourgeoisie
    • road trip
    • femme fatale
    • money
    • bombing
    • dock
    • fugitive lovers