Masculin féminin

"Jean-Luc Godard's Swinging Look at Youth and Love in Paris Today!"

Mar 22 1966 Not Rated 1h 50m
Drama, Romance

Paul, a young idealist trying to figure out what he wants to do with his life, takes a job interviewing people for a marketing research firm. He moves in with aspiring pop singer Madeleine. Paul, however, is disillusioned by the growing commercialism in society, while Madeleine just wants to be successful. The story is told in a series of 15 unrelated vignettes.

Plot

Paul is young, just demobbed from national service in the French Army, and disillusioned with civilian life. As his girlfriend builds herself a career as a pop singer, Paul becomes more isolated from his friends and peers ('the children of Marx and Coca Cola', as the credits announce) and their social and emotional politics.

Written by

Jean-Luc Godard, Guy de Maupassant

Directed by

Jean-Luc Godard

Production Countries

France, Sweden

Production Companies

Argos Films, Anouchka Films, Sandrews, SF Studios

Languages

svenska, Français, English

Awards

3 wins & 3 nominations

Scores
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18,110
Average Rating
7.4 out of 10
Metascore
93
Popularity
NA