Credited cast: | |||
Anna Karina | ... | Odile | |
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Danièle Girard | ... | English Teacher |
Louisa Colpeyn | ... | Madame Victoria | |
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Chantal Darget | ... | Arthur's Aunt |
Sami Frey | ... | Franz | |
Claude Brasseur | ... | Arthur | |
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Georges Staquet | ... | Legionary |
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Ernest Menzer | ... | Arthur's Uncle |
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Jean-Claude Rémoleux | ... | L'élève buveur d'alcool |
Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Michel Delahaye | ... | Le portier | |
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Louis Jojot | ... | (as Monsieur Jojot) |
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Claude Makovski | ... | Pupil |
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Michèle Seghers | ... | Student in English Class |
A triangle: Franz, Arthur, and Odile. Franz, a young man with Alain Delon good looks, has met Odile in an English class. She lives in Joinville with wealthy benefactors and has mentioned to Franz that Mr. Stolz keeps a pile of 10,000 franc notes unlocked in his room. Franz tells his friend Arthur, a swarthy guy whose shady uncle is pressing him for money. Arthur and Franz, who mimic American movie tough guys, case Odile's house, pressure her to assist them with a burglary, and make passes at her as well. She's alternately compliant and distressed. Will they pull off the heist? Written by <jhailey@hotmail.com>
This is a very rich and entertaining work. The plot revolves around two men and a woman who decide to rob the employer of the woman's aunt. However, Godard uses this slender plot as an excuse to riff on a wide spectrum of subjects. The would-be criminals run around, dance, recite newspapers stories to each other and have pretend shoot-outs.
This film is a lot of fun. Watch out for the celebrated dance sequence in the cafe and the scene where the three hold a minutes silence and all the noise on the soundtrack is cut off for the duration.
Acting wise, the film is stolen by the lovely Anna Karina (who was Godard's wife at the time) as the sweet, vague woman at the centre of the trio. Godard himself does the voice-over narration relating the story.
Filmed on the cold, de-glamorised streets of urban Paris, the film has a spontaneous feel that adds a lot to the exhilarating feel of the whole work.
This film is a charming, fun and suspense filled picture from one of the world's most interesting film-makers.