Directed by:
Jean-Luc GodardCinematography:
Raoul CoutardComposer:
Antoine DuhamelCast:
Jean-Paul Belmondo, Anna Karina, Samuel Fuller, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Pascal Aubier, Raymond Devos, Krista Nell, Hans Meyer, Dominique Zardi, Henri Attal (more)Plots(1)
Dissatisfied in marriage and life, Ferdinand (Jean-Paul Belmondo) takes to the road with the babysitter, his ex-lover Marianne Renoir (Anna Karina), and leaves the bourgeoisie behind. French auteur Jean-Luc Godard continues his fascination with the crime genre with Pierrot Le Fou. Based on Lionel White's "Obsession", the film is an example of a filmmaker's lack of preparation actually working to his benefit. Godard has said that he had no script on which to proceed, forcing him to make up the film as he went along. It is this seemingly improvised, brisk pacing that makes the film such a fresh and original twist on an oft-mimicked genre. (StudioCanal UK)
(more)Cast
Jean-Paul Belmondo
France
Best movies:
Animal (1977)
The Man from Acapulco (1973)
The Professional (1981)
Anna Karina
Denmark
Best movies:
Up, Down, Fragile (1995)
Cleo from 5 to 7 (1962)
Vivre sa vie (1962)
Samuel Fuller
USA
Best movies:
The Bohemian Life (1992)
Underworld U.S.A. (1961)
The State of Things (1982)
Jean-Pierre Léaud
France
Best movies:
The 400 Blows (1959)
Day for Night (1973)
The Bohemian Life (1992)
Pascal Aubier
France
Best movies:
Three Murderesses (1959)
Chappaqua (1966)
Crazy Pete (1965)
Raymond Devos
Belgium
Best movies:
The Right of the Maddest (1973)
Crazy Pete (1965)
Krista Nell
Austria
Best movies:
The Professor (1972)
Crazy Pete (1965)
Blindman (1971)
Hans Meyer
South Africa
Best movies:
The Man from Acapulco (1973)
Don't Look Now: We're Being Shot At (1966)
The French Revolution (1989) (TV movie)
Dominique Zardi
France
Best movies:
The Carmelites (1960)
Two Men in Town (1973)
Fantomas (1964)
Henri Attal
France
Best movies:
Animal (1977)
Fantomas (1964)
My New Partner (1984)
Georges Staquet
France
Best movies:
Happy New Year (1973)
I... For Icarus (1979)
The Discord (1978)
Graziella Galvani
Italy
Best movies:
Kapò (1959)
The Terrace (1980)
The Night of San Lorenzo (1982)
Dirk Sanders
Indonesia
Best movies:
Le Notti Bianche (1957)
Crazy Pete (1965)
Vie privée (1962)
Roger Dutoit
France
Best movies:
Emile's Boat (1962)
OSS 117 Is Unleashed (1963)
Maigret Sees Red (1963)
Jimmy Karoubi
Best movies:
Crazy Pete (1965)
Le Tigre aime la chair fraîche (1964)
Série noire (1984) (series)