Pierrot Le Fou

directed by Jean-Luc Godard

with Jean Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina

"Pierrot was partially inspired by the script for Bonnie and Clyde, which had been sent to Godard in '65, and is almost linear, at least for JLG. Made in the middle of Godard's greatest period, it's a grand summation of everything he'd achieved since Breathless: collage structure, autonomous sound, interpolated set pieces as well as his version of a location thriller. Shot in wide-screen and saturated primary colors, mainly in the south of France, Pierrot looks sensational as does Godard's then-wife Anna Karina who, even as she captivates and abandons co-star Jean-Paul Belmondo, is herself the movie's documentary subject." (J. Hoberman, Village Voice) 35mm Cinemascope

1965, color, 1 hour 50 minutes, France