Pierrot le Fou (1965)
"Pierrot le fou" (original title)

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.

Director:

Jean-Luc Godard

Writer:

Jean-Luc Godard

Stars:

Jean-Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina, Graziella Galvani

Nominated for 1 BAFTA Film Award. Another 1 win & 1 nomination.

Cast

Complete credited cast:
Jean-Paul Belmondo	...	Ferdinand Griffon, 'Pierrot' (as Jean Paul Belmondo)
Anna Karina	...	Marianne Renoir
Graziella Galvani	...	La femme de Ferdinand

Storyline

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.

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Plot Keywords:

party | mediterranean sea | on the run | beach | babysitter | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

France Italy

Language:

French English

Release Date:

8 January 1969 (USA)

Also Known As:

Pierrot le Fou

Filming Locations:

Gonfaron, Var, France

Box Office

Budget:

$300,000 (estimated)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Films Georges de Beauregard, Rome Paris Films, Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

110 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Director Jean-Luc Godard allegedly shot the film without a script. See also Breathless.

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Quotes

Ferdinard: Leave a woman and she'll claim you're off your nut.
Marianne: Oh, men are the same way.
Ferdinard: That's true.

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Connections

References Le Petit Soldat (1963)

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Soundtracks

"Ma Ligne de Chance"
By Antoine Duhamel and Serge Rezvani
Performed by Anna Karina and Jean-Paul Belmondo

User Reviews

Cinema d'auteur all the way!!! Thanks for existing, Godard!!!

This is one of the truly great revolutionary movie experiences of all times. "Pierrot Le Fou" represents what was perhaps the most difficult moment of Godard's controversial career: he was fighting and struggling for make a not commercial movie, something almost impossible with the presence of Belmondo (you have to consider the huge success that this actor had at the time) and a important figure of international cinema such as Dino De Laurentiis being responsible for the distribution of the movie at the time of it's original release. And yet he wanted to put on the screen (well, actually WIDESCREEN) all his questions about cinema, politic, marxism, literature, music and pop culture; well, all the questions that he had at that time. And even with all those problems he was able to make a masterpiece, one of his best and most accessible moments. For those of you who have seen the movie, imagine only this (in a allegoric way): Pierrot's Italian wife is the dangerous commercial international production represented by De Laurentiis, Anna Karina's role represents the nouvelle vague, Samuel Fuller is Samuel Fuller and Belmondo's existential search is Godard's own doubts about the possibilities of cinema. One of the best things that Godard has ever done, "Pierrot Le Fou" is a landmark for the avant-garde cinema that we all love. Now I could spend hours talking about the strange beauty of Anna Karina, the magnificent photography in widescreen Techniscope (utilized at it's limits), the great use that Godard makes of his ironic narrative and ALL the wonders of this movie, but all that I'm going to say is this:

LONG LIVE GODARD!!!