Pierrot le fou (1965)

User Rating:

7.7/10   

Director:

Jean-Luc Godard

Writer:

Jean-Luc Godard (writer)
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Release Date:

8 January 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Crime

Plot:

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.

Plot Keywords:

Paris | On The Run | Mediterranean Sea | Breaking The Fourth Wall | Flashback

Awards:

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

Cast

Jean-Paul Belmondo	...	Ferdinand Griffon, 'Pierrot' (as Jean Paul Belmondo)
Anna Karina	...	Marianne Renoir
Graziella Galvani	...	La femme de Ferdinand
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Aicha Abadir	...	Herself (uncredited)
Henri Attal	...	Gasstation-attendant #1 (uncredited)
Pascal Aubier	...	Second Brother (uncredited)
Raymond Devos	...	L'homme qui peur (uncredited)
Roger Dutoit	...	Le gangster (uncredited)
Samuel Fuller	...	Himself (uncredited)
Pierre Hanin	...	Third Brother (uncredited)
Jimmy Karoubi	...	Dwarf (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Léaud	...	Young Man in Movie Theatre (uncredited)
Hans Meyer	...	Gangster (uncredited)
Krista Nell	...	Mme Staquet (uncredited)
Dirk Sanders	...	Fred, le frère de Marianne (uncredited)
Georges Staquet	...	Franck (uncredited)
László Szabó	...	Political exile (uncredited)
Dominique Zardi	...	Gasstation-attendant #2 (uncredited)

Directed by
Jean-Luc Godard

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jean-Luc Godard		writer
Lionel White		novel "Obsession" (uncredited)

Produced by
Georges de Beauregard	....	producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Antoine Duhamel

Cinematography by
Raoul Coutard

Film Editing by
Françoise Collin

Production Design by
Pierre Guffroy		(uncredited)

Production Management
René Demoulin	....	production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Philippe Fourastié	....	assistant director (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Léaud	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Sound Department
Antoine Bonfanti	....	sound
René Levert	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Georges Pierre	....	still photographer
Jean Garcenot	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Georges Liron	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Production Companies

• De Laurentiis
• Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica
• Rome Paris Films
• Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC)

Distributors

• Amuse Soft Entertainment (2002) (Japan) (DVD)
• Criterion Collection, The (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Janus Films (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Pathé Contemporary Films (1969) (USA) (subtitled)
• Silver Screen Collection (2008) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC) (France)

Also Known As:

Pierrot le fou (UK) (USA)
Crazy Pete
Il bandito delle 11 (Italy) (alternative spelling)
Il bandito delle ore undici (Italy)
Il bandito delle undici (Italy)
Pierrot Goes Wild
A bolond Pierrot (Hungary) [hu]
Elf Uhr nachts (West Germany) [de]
Hullu Pierrot (Finland) [fi]
O Demônio das Onze Horas (Brazil) [pt]
Pedro o Louco (Portugal) [pt]
Pierrot le fou (Argentina) [es]
Pierrot, den tokige (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Pierrot, el loco (Spain) [es]
Tokstollen (Sweden) [sv]

Runtime:

110 min

Country:

France | Italy

Language:

French | English

Color:

Color (Eastmancolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

New Zealand:R18 | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Finland:K-16 | Portugal:M/12 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Paris, France

Company:

De Laurentiis

Trivia:

Godard said of Pierrot Le Fou that "it is not really a film, it's an attempt at cinema. Life is the subject, with [Cinema]Scope and color as its attributes...In short, life filling the screen as a tap fills bathtub that is simultaneously emptying at the same rate."

Quotes:

Ferdinard: I'm glad I don't like spinach, because if I did then I would eat it, and I can't stand the stuff.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Kaubôi bibappu: Pierrot le Fou (#1.20)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Ma Ligne de Chance

Cool and funny

Perfect movie, which passes its message like no other film ever did. An incredible first part, in Paris, where the people are taken by capitalism and consumist habits, shows us that society is corrupted in an unique way, as Belmondo's Ferdinand drifts by the various colors which reflect only the emotionless. When Marianne gets in his way, he finds an escape and lets go his mad feelings, and they both run away. This story is told by Godard by the means of the fantastic, depicting madness and foolishness as a true art form, making two unlikely characters enjoyable and engaging. This one goes to the podium of the pictures that stand out and will never age, acting also as an influence to everyone who sees it.