2 ou 3 choses que je sais d'elle (1967)

Director:

Jean-Luc Godard

Writers:

Catherine Vimenet (letter)
Jean-Luc Godard (writer)

Release Date:

17 March 1967 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

In this film, 'Her' refers to both Paris, the character of Juliette Janson and the actress playing her...

Plot Keywords:

Vietnam | Prostitution | Building | Cult Director | Nursery

Cast

Joseph Gehrard	...	Monsieur Gérard
Marina Vlady	...	Juliette Jeanson
Anny Duperey	...	Marianne
Roger Montsoret	...	Robert Jeanson
Raoul Lévy	...	John Bogus, the American
Jean Narboni	...	Roger
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yves Beneyton	...	Young man
Juliet Berto	...	Girl talking to Robert
Helena Bielicic	...	Girl in Bath
Christophe Bourseiller	...	Christophe Jeanson
Marie Bourseiller	...	Solange Jeanson
Marie Cardinal
Robert Chevassu	...	Meter reader
Jean-Luc Godard	...	Narrator (voice)
Blandine Jeanson	...	Girl
Benjamin Jules-Rosette	...	Man in basement
Jean-Pierre Laverne	...	Author
Jean-Patrick Lebel	...	Pécuchet
Anna Manga	...	Woman in basement
Claude Miller	...	Bouvard
Hélène Scott	...	Girl playing pinball

Also Known As:

Deux ou trois choses que je sais d'elle (France) (alternative spelling)
Two or Three Things I Know About Her

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

France

Language:

French | Italian

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Australia:M | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

Argos Films

Trivia:

In the scene where Juliette drops off her daughter at the day care/brothel, there is a painting on the wall of a screen shot of Nana (Anna Karina) in Vivre Sa Vie.

Quotes:

Narrator: Objects exist, and if we pay them more attention than we do people, it is because they exist more than those people. Dead objects live on. Living people are often dead already.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Inside Tito's Trunk (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

Quartet no. 16

Two or Three Things I Know About Her.

Godard rejects his `all you need to make a film is a girl and a gun' theory in Two or Three Thing I Know About Her. The 'her' refers to Paris rather than the female protagonist and the only gun apparent is a toy that belongs to her son. The inspiration for the film came from an article on housewife prostitution. Godard consequently examined his theory that to live in Paris (in 1966) one had to prostitute oneself to survive. The narrative is shot through the eyes of Juliette (Marina Vlady), a Parisian housewife. She prostitutes herself weekly in the vain hope that she will be able to buy happiness and escape the high rise Parisian suburb where she lives with her husband and young son. Two or Three Things I Know About Her is a skillfully composed visual essay. It is an astounding collage of images that acknowledges the transformation of modern society into a technological monstrosity. As the principal strength of the French New Wave, Godard created a masterpiece that comes across as revolutionary and modernist over thirty years subsequent to its conception.