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1965 · 110 min · NR

Pierrot le Fou

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard · Drama, Romance, Crime

Pierrot le Fou (1965) is a Drama film, directed by Jean-Luc Godard set in Paris and French Riviera during the 1960s.

A road trip and neo noir, with a romantic and bleak tone. Themes of love & longing and betrayal run throughout.

Composer
Antoine Duhamel
Cinematography
Raoul Coutard
Cast
Jean-Paul BelmondoAnna KarinaGraziella GalvaniAicha AbadirHenri AttalPascal AubierMaurice AuzelRaymond Devos

The world of this film

Premise & themes

Tone
RomanticBleak

Shape

Protagonist
Two Hander
Pacing
Measured
Based on
Pure Fiction
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