Bande à part (1964)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Jean-Luc Godard

Writers:

Jean-Luc Godard (screenplay)
Dolores Hitchens (novel)

Release Date:

5 August 1964 (France)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

Two crooks with a fondness for old Hollywood B-movies convince a languages student to help them commit a robbery.

Plot Keywords:

Paris | Paris France | Criminal Gang | Neo Noir | Newspaper

Cast

Anna Karina	...	Odile
Danièle Girard	...	English Teacher
Louisa Colpeyn	...	Madame Victoria
Chantal Darget	...	Arthur's Aunt
Sami Frey	...	Franz
Claude Brasseur	...	Arthur
Georges Staquet	...	Le légionnaire
Ernest Menzer	...	Arthur's Uncle
Jean-Claude Rémoleux	...	L'élève buveur d'alcool
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michel Delahaye	...	Le portier
Jean-Luc Godard	...	Le narrateur
Monsieur Jojot
Claude Makovski	...	Pupil
Michèle Seghers	...	Student in English Class

Directed by
Jean-Luc Godard

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jean-Luc Godard		screenplay
Dolores Hitchens		novel "Fools' Gold"

Original Music by
Michel Legrand

Cinematography by
Raoul Coutard

Film Editing by
Françoise Collin
Dahlia Ezove
Agnès Guillemot

Costume Design by
Christiane Fageol

Makeup Department
Janou Pottier	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Philippe Dussart	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hélène Kalougine	....	assistant director (as Hélène Kalouguine)
Jean-Paul Savignac	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Antoine Bonfanti	....	sound
Robert Cambourakis	....	sound assistant
René Levert	....	sound
Jean Philippe	....	sound assistant

Camera and Electrical Department
Fernand Coquet	....	electrician
Pierre Coquet	....	electrician (as Pierrot Coquet)
JeanClaude Duran	....	grip
Bernard Largemain	....	grip
Georges Liron	....	camera operator
Marilù Parolini	....	still photographer (as Marilou Parolini)
Théo Robichet	....	camera operator
Roger Schleich	....	grip

Other crew
Patricia Finaly	....	office production assistant
Jeanne Marie Olivier	....	office production assistant (as JaneMarie Olivier)
Maurice Ritta	....	publicist
Urbain Sarf	....	publicist
Suzanne Schiffman	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• Anouchka Films
• Orsay Films

Distributors

• Columbia Films (1965) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Columbia Pictures (1965) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Silver Screen Collection (2008) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Atlantic Film (2009) (Sweden) (DVD)
• British Film Institute (BFI)
• Columbia Films (France)
• Criterion Collection, The (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Pan Vision Oy (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
• Pathé Contemporary Films (1964) (USA) (subtitled)
• Rialto Pictures (2001) (USA) (re-release)
• Royal Films International (1966) (USA) (subtitled)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• YLE Teema (2009) (Finland) (TV)

Other Companies

• Musée du Louvre, Paris  location (uncredited)

Also Known As:

Band of Outsiders (USA)
The Outsiders

Runtime:

97 min | USA:95 min

Country:

France

Language:

French | English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

UK:PG | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-16 | Sweden:15 | West Germany:16 (nf) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Chateau d'Eau, Porte des Lilas, Le Métro, Paris, France

Company:

Anouchka Films

Trivia:

The principle actors rehearsed for the famous dance sequence in nightclubs and bars in Paris' Latin District.

Quotes:

Le narrateur: Franz is wondering if the world is a dream or a dream the world.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Valehtelija (1981)

Soundtrack:

J'entends, j'entends

A great, great film

Bande à part [A Band of Outsiders] is an extraordinarily influential film, maybe even more so than Breathless. It's themes of a generation lost are still relevant today, and many scenes have been copied by numerous filmmakers. Quentin Tarantino, for one, regards this as one of his all time favorite films, and it's not hard to see why, the cafeteria and dance scene were heavily borrowed for Pulp Fiction. Anna Karina is one of the most gorgeous actresses of all time. 9.5/10.