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Le Petit Soldat (1963)
Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
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In 1958, during the Algerian War, Bruno Forestier, a young man belonging to a far-right group fighting against the Algerian resistance, arrives from France in Geneva. As a cover for deserting the French army, he is given a job as a photographer. The group’s leader, a Poujadist MP, tasks him with killing a Swiss radio journalist, Palivoda, a supporter of the Algerian cause. A friend introduces Bruno to a young girl who “has the same kind of mouth as Leslie Caron” and who wants to become a model, and bets him $50 that he will fall in love with her; shortly after introducing him to Véronica, an aspiring actress, he succeeds. The Little Soldier is Jean-Luc Godard’s second feature film after Breathless, and it is Godard’s first film with Anna Karina. Filmed in 1960, but not released until January 25, 1963 due to a censorship ban.
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 Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02/05/2015 | TV | DVD | Library | 7 stars |
| (Average) 7 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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