Le Petit Soldat

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  • Opened March 8, 2013 (Limited)
  • 1 hr 28 min
  • NR
  • Michel Subor (Beau Travail) stars as Bruno Forestier, an army deserter caught in the middle of a covert war between the French government and the Algerian Liberation Front in Geneva. With both sides resorting to any means to achieve their clandestine ends, Bruno must decide what he is willing to do to escape with Veronica (Anna Karina, star of Band of Outsiders and A Woman Is A Woman, in her enchanting debut) and lead a free life. Michel Subor (Beau Travail) stars as Bruno Forestier, an army deserter caught in the middle of a covert war between the French government and the Algerian Liberation Front in Geneva. With both sides resorting to any means to achieve their clandestine ends, Bruno must decide what he is willing to do to escape with Veronica (Anna Karina, star of Band of Outsiders and A Woman Is A Woman, in her enchanting debut) and lead a free life.
    *Note: French with English subtitles Full synopsis

  • Cast: Michel Subor, Anna Karina, Henri-Jacques Huet, Paul Beauvais, Laszlo Szabo
  • Director: Jean-Luc Godard
  • Genres: Drama

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Even this early in his career, Godard knew how to make audiences viscerally experience and contemplate things they might otherwise not have wanted to. Read full review

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Los Angeles Times
| Betsy Sharkey

Beyond the timelessness of the story itself, the film is beautifully shot and though early in Godard’s career already showcased his ability to capture emotional intensity in the very way he frames the shots. Read full review

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Chicago Sun-Times
| Roger Ebert

Starting with Le Petit Soldat, Godard was forging his own individualistic art and becoming the most relevant director of our time. Read full review

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Village Voice
| Scott Foundas

It’s a classic espionage plot shot through with a typically heady mix of art and literary references: Klee and Velázquez, Bach and Haydn, Bernanos and Musil. Read full review

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