
"STILL NOTHING LIKE IT. STILL COOL. STILL ENTIRELY ORIGINAL."
— A.O. SCOTT, THE NEW YORK TIMES
October 7 Houston, TX RIVER OAKS THEATRE
October 19 (35mm) Chicago, IL CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
October 25 Savannah, GA SCAD SAVANNAH FILM FESTIVAL
October 29, 31, & November 1 Austin, TX AUSTIN FILM SOCIETY
October 31 Montreal, QC CINÉMA DU MUSÉE
October 31 – November 6 Santa Barbara, CA SBIFF RIVIERA THEATRE
November 8 – 9, 13, & 19 Philadelphia, PA PFS EAST THEATER
November 29 – 30 London, ON HYLAND CINEMA
Illustration by Yoko Komura
"STILL NOTHING LIKE IT. STILL COOL. STILL ENTIRELY ORIGINAL."
— A.O. SCOTT, THE NEW YORK TIMES
France, 1960
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Producer: Georges de Beauregard
Cast: Jean Seberg, Jean-Paul Belmondo
Screenwriter: Jean-Luc Godard
From an original treatment by François Truffaut
Cinematography: Raoul Coutard
Music: Martial Solal
Genre: Crime, Romance
Black & White
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Language: French with English subtitles
Running Time: 90 minutes
Synopsis:
Small-time crook Michel (Jean-Paul Belmondo) steals a car and murders a policeman. While on the run, he reconnects with Patricia (Jean Seberg), a journalism student living in Paris, and tries to convince her to go on the lam with him.
Awards and Nominations:
Best Foreign Actress nomination - Jean Seberg (BAFTA Awards, 1962)
Silver Berlin Bear, Best Director - Jean-Luc Godard (Berlin Film Festival, 1960)
Best Film Critics Award (French Syndicate of Cinema Critics, 1961)
Prix Jean Vigo, 1960
Restoration:
Restored in 4K from the original camera negative by Studiocanal and CNC at L'Immagine Ritrovata laboratory (Bologna)
"REVELATORY! This restoration provided a welcome jolt of the new!"
— Richard Brody, The New Yorker
"Fifty years on, still the newest
movie in town!"
— John Powers, Vogue
"A thrilling reminder of how playful Godard could be."
— Ella Taylor, Village Voice