Pierrot le fou (1965)

Director:

Jean-Luc Godard

Writer:

Jean-Luc Godard (writer)
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Release Date:

8 January 1969 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Romance

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:

On The Run | Mediterranean Sea | Party | Smuggling | Babysitter

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 du port (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

• Films Georges de Beauregard
• Rome Paris Films
• Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC)
• Dino de Laurentiis Cinematografica (co-production)

Distributors

• Janus Films (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Amuse Soft Entertainment (2002) (Japan) (DVD)
• Criterion Collection, The (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• 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

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:

Films Georges de Beauregard

Trivia:

Godard originally wanted to shoot the film in English with Richard Burton and Sylvie Vartan as the two main characters.

Quotes:

Marianne: Look at the last page, there's a little poem about you. It's by me.
Ferdinard: Tender... and cruel... real... and surreal... terrifying... and funny nocturnal... and diurnal usual... and unusual handsome as anyone
Marianne: Pierrot le Fou !
Ferdinard: My name is Ferdinard. I have told you often enough. Christ almighty ! You bore me to death !

Movie Connections:

Featured in Cineastes en acció (2005)

Soundtrack:

Ma Ligne de Chance

Pure poetry...

I saw this movie in Paris, sitting on the floor, in front of the Eiffel Tour, during an outdoor movie night. I will never forget it. What a movie ! The thing is, with Godart, you love it or hate it : it's fifty fifty. My friend hated it, so to follow the pattern i loved it.

It's beautiful, full of poetry, the actors are so fresh they make you feel old and useless. I think you ought to watch 'Pierrot le fou' more than once to actually get the whole story, but even if you don't, there are so many things happening in this movie that you can always enjoy yourself. The actors are incredible, the scenery is beautiful, the colors strike you, the dialogues are breathtaking, ... and even the sense of getting lost as the movie develops is incredibly enjoyable in Godart's movie.

It really was an experience. Thank you Godart, I'm looking forward to watching your other movies.

"Qu'est ce que j'peux faire? J'sais pas quoi faire..."