Band of Outsiders
— A Who-Dunit, Who's Got-It, Where-Is-It-Now Wild One From That "Breathless" director Jean-Luc Godard!
1964
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Band of Outsiders
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Cinephile slackers Franz and Arthur spend their days mimicking the antiheroes of Hollywood noirs and Westerns while pursuing the lovely Odile. The misfit trio upends convention at every turn, be it through choreographed dances in cafés or frolicsome romps through the Louvre. Eventually, their romantic view of outlaws pushes them to plan their own heist, but their inexperience may send them out in a blaze of glory -- which could be just what they want.
Countries:
FR
Languages:
French, English
Runtime:
1hrs 37min
Status:
Released
Release date:
1964-08-05
Release format:
Streaming
— Apr 28, 2003
One of Godard’s better films. As usual for the french new wave the film plays with structure, editing style etc and is more concerned with creating a feeling than telling a tight story, such as the famous dance scene.
Modern audiences may find a lot of the techniques that call attention to themselves a little intrusive - the voiceover, the minute silence etc. but the film is never boring and was part of the blueprint to show filmmakers that they can, to a certain extent, do what they want and free themselves of convention and still create a good film.
Definitely worth a watch. I consider this one of Godard’s best films, along with Breathless, Alphaville and Le Mepris.
7/10