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The best of Jean-Luc Godard

by Tsotne • Created 13 years ago • Modified 13 years ago
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  • 24 titles
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg in Breathless (1960)

    1. Breathless

    19601h 30mNot Rated
    7.7 (91K)
    A small-time crook, hunted by the authorities for a car theft and the murder of a police officer, attempts to persuade a hip American journalism student to run away with him to Italy.
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsJean-Paul BelmondoJean SebergRichard Balducci
    10/10
  • Claude Brasseur, Sami Frey, and Anna Karina in Band of Outsiders (1964)

    2. Band of Outsiders

    19641h 35mNot Rated93Metascore
    7.6 (28K)
    Two crooks with a fondness for old Hollywood B-movies convince a languages student to help them commit a robbery.
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsAnna KarinaClaude BrasseurDanièle Girard
    10/10
  • Anna Karina in Vivre sa vie (1962)

    3. Vivre sa vie

    19621h 25mNot Rated
    7.8 (36K)
    Twelve episodic tales in the life of a Parisian woman and her slow descent into prostitution.
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsAnna KarinaSady RebbotAndré S. Labarthe
    9.5/10
  • Masculine Feminine (1966)

    4. Masculine Feminine

    19661h 43mNot Rated93Metascore
    7.4 (18K)
    A romance between young Parisians, shown through a series of vignettes.
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsChantal GoyaMarlène JobertCatherine-Isabelle Duport
    9.5/10
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo and Anna Karina in Pierrot le fou (1965)

    5. Pierrot le fou

    19651h 50mPG-13
    7.4 (39K)
    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.
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsJean-Paul BelmondoAnna KarinaGraziella Galvani
    9/10
  • Brigitte Bardot, Fritz Lang, Jack Palance, Giorgia Moll, and Michel Piccoli in Contempt (1963)

    6. Contempt

    19631h 42mNot Rated
    7.4 (37K)
    A French writer's marriage deteriorates while working on Fritz Lang's version of "The Odyssey", as his wife accuses him of using her to court favor with the film's brash American producer.
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsBrigitte BardotJack PalanceMichel Piccoli
    8.5/10
  • Eddie Constantine and Anna Karina in Alphaville (1965)

    7. Alphaville

    19651h 39mNot Rated92Metascore
    7.0 (29K)
    An agent wrecks the main computer on another planet.
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsEddie ConstantineAnna KarinaAkim Tamiroff
    8.5/10
  • Weekend (1967)

    8. Weekend

    19671h 45mNot Rated
    6.9 (16K)
    A surreal tale of a married couple going on a road trip to visit the wife's parents with the intention of killing them for the inheritance.
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsMireille DarcJean YanneJean-Pierre Kalfon
    8.5/10
  • Nicole Berger in All Boys Are Called Patrick (1959)

    9. All Boys Are Called Patrick

    195921mShort
    7.0 (2.6K)
    Two French college girls each meet a boy named Patrick and quickly realize that it is less a coincidence then they think.
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsNicole BergerAnne ColletteJean-Claude Brialy
    8/10
  • Charlotte and Her Boyfriend (1958)

    10. Charlotte and Her Boyfriend

    195820mShort
    6.5 (1.9K)
    A jilted man (Jean-Paul Belmondo) rants at his mostly silent former lover (Anne Collette).
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsJean-Paul BelmondoAnne ColletteGérard Blain
    8/10
  • A Story of Water (1961)

    11. A Story of Water

    196112mShort
    6.5 (1.8K)
    A young woman is going to Paris by bus, but when she steps out of her house she discovers that her garden and the whole village is flooded with water. With a boat and a bike she succeeds to reach a dry spot in the village. There a young man in a car offers her a lift. They drive around in circles, trying to find a way out of the area, but all ways are blocked by the water. Concurrently with the ever rising water the emotions within the two young people also start rising. At last they find their way out of the flooded area. When they reach Paris and the young woman looks up at the Eiffel Tower, she knows that she is going to spend the night with this man.
    DirectorsJean-Luc GodardFrançois TruffautStarsJean-Claude BrialyCaroline DimJean-Luc Godard
    8/10
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo, Jean-Claude Brialy, and Anna Karina in A Woman Is a Woman (1961)

    12. A Woman Is a Woman

    19611h 24mNot Rated71Metascore
    7.3 (20K)
    A stripper who's desperate to become a mother accepts her reluctant boyfriend's suggestion that she be impregnated by his best friend.
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsAnna KarinaJean-Claude BrialyJean-Paul Belmondo
    8/10
  • A Married Woman (1964)

    13. A Married Woman

    19641h 34mNot Rated
    7.1 (4.6K)
    A superifical woman finds conflict choosing between her abusive husband and her vain lover.
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsBernard NoëlMacha MérilPhilippe Leroy
    8/10
  • Nathalie Baye, Isabelle Huppert, and Jacques Dutronc in Every Man for Himself (1980)

    14. Every Man for Himself

    19801h 27mNot Rated
    6.5 (4.1K)
    An examination of sexual relationships, in which three protagonists interact in different combinations.
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsIsabelle HuppertJacques DutroncNathalie Baye
    8/10
  • The Little Soldier (1963)

    15. The Little Soldier

    19631h 28mNot Rated97Metascore
    7.1 (8.5K)
    During the Algerian War, a man and woman from opposing sides fall in love with one another.
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsAnna KarinaMichel SuborHenri-Jacques Huet
    7.5/10
  • The Carabineers (1963)

    16. The Carabineers

    19631h 20m
    6.7 (3.8K)
    During a war in an imaginary country, unscrupulous soldiers recruit poor farmers with promises of an easy and happy life. Two of these farmers write to their wives of their exploits.
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsPatrice MoulletMarino MaséGeneviève Galéa
    7.5/10
  • Marina Vlady in 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her (1967)

    17. 2 or 3 Things I Know About Her

    19671h 27mNot Rated
    6.5 (9K)
    A day in the life of a Parisian housewife/prostitute, interspersed with musings on the Vietnam War and other contemporary issues.
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsJean-Luc GodardYves BeneytonJuliet Berto
    7.5/10
  • Thierry Rode and Myriem Roussel in Hail Mary (1985)

    18. Hail Mary

    19851h 12mNot Rated
    6.4 (3.9K)
    A college student gets pregnant without having intercourse, affecting people close and unrelated to her in different ways.
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsMyriem RousselThierry RodePhilippe Lacoste
    7.5/10
  • Anna Karina in Made in U.S.A (1966)

    19. Made in U.S.A

    19661h 30mNot Rated
    6.2 (4.8K)
    In the near future, leftist writer Paula goes from Paris to the French town of Atlantic-Cité when she learns of the death of a former colleague and lover, Richard P. Is she there to investigate? On the surface, faces are beautiful, colors bright, clothes trendy. Beneath, little is clear: some talk to Paula as if she's Alice in Wonderland, corpses pile up, and ideological struggles insert themselves. A murder victim's nephew and a political party's hired hands hover around Paula. Is obscuring things her goal or is it life that's obscure?
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsAnna KarinaLászló SzabóJean-Pierre Léaud
    7/10
  • Juliet Berto in The Chinese (1967)

    20. The Chinese

    19671h 35mNot Rated
    6.9 (8.7K)
    A small group of French students are studying Mao, trying to find out their position in the world and how to change the world to a Maoistic community using terrorism.
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsAnne WiazemskyJean-Pierre LéaudJuliet Berto
    7/10
  • All's Well (1972)

    21. All's Well

    19721h 35mNot Rated
    6.5 (4K)
    Godard examines the structure of movies, relationships and revolutions through the life of a couple in Paris.
    DirectorsJean-Luc GodardJean-Pierre GorinStarsYves MontandJane FondaVittorio Caprioli
    7/10
  • Jacques Bonnaffé and Maruschka Detmers in First Name: Carmen (1983)

    22. First Name: Carmen

    19831h 25mR
    6.3 (4.7K)
    A woman involved with a terrorist group becomes dangerously close to the police officer guarding the bank they plan to rob.
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsMaruschka DetmersJacques BonnafféMyriem Roussel
    6.5/10
  • Passion (1982)

    23. Passion

    19821h 28mR
    6.2 (3K)
    A film director has an inspirational crisis while working on the production, Passion, and struggles with the nature of work and art.
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsIsabelle HuppertHanna SchygullaMichel Piccoli
    6/10
  • In Praise of Love (2001)

    24. In Praise of Love

    20011h 37mPG64Metascore
    6.3 (3.1K)
    An author works on a project on the subject of love, and, in the process, crosses paths with a former love in his life.
    DirectorJean-Luc GodardStarsBruno PutzuluCécile CampJean Davy
    6/10

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