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Le Petit Soldat (1963)

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard

War | Drama | Romance

Overview

Despite his lack of political convictions, photojournalist Bruno Forestier is roped into a paramilitary group waging a shadow war in Geneva against the Algerian independence movement.

Length 87 minutes

Actors

Michel Subor | Anna Karina | Henri-Jacques Huet | Paul Beauvais | László Szabó | Georges de Beauregard | Gilbert Edard | Jean-Luc Godard

Viewing History (seen 1 time)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
02/05/2015TVDVDLibrary7 stars
 

Viewing Notes

I missed this screening at Film Center during the Godard run this past month so I ordered from the library. Viewing this makes me appreciate Goodbye to Language even more. Different film but the techniques are similar. Anna Karina’s first film with Godard and from which they become romantically involved. Surprisingly graphic water torture. I like how the terrorist plot is really the window dressing around the romance between the young couple.

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