Band of Outsiders
1964 ‘Bande à part’ Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
Synopsis
Two crooks with a fondness for old Hollywood B-movies convince a languages student to help them commit a robbery.
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Godard is a very touchy subject.
Everyone understands his place in cinema history. Some people worship him, others hate him. I stand in the middle. I have enjoyed almost every one of his movies. I am not desperately searching his filmography though for other movies of his to see.
But for me Band a Part is his best film. He made it right before he starts to get rid of plot in his movies completely. It's also after a couple movies where he gets to experiment with the medium.
It's fun. Which is not an adjective I'd describe Contempt, Alphaville or My Life To live.
It's also got a lot of depth with the character relationships. It's very vague throughout…
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This review reportedly contains spoilers. I can handle the truth.
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Quentin Tarantino wishes his films were this cool.
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A Legrand score that is absolutely sublime to go with a film that has lashings of nerdy gangster cool. And that dance halfway through is a stroke of genius.
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Certainly, not as good as I expected.
Band of Outsiders is a game Godard plays with many genres of American cinema. He once described it as "Alice in Wonderland meets Franz Kafka".
Two young and unemployed lads, Franz (Kafka?) and Arthur, are planing to steal some money. To reach it, they meet Odile - the romantic girl. All three characters are quite stereotyped, and they meant to be so. Band of Outsiders was made to be a light film, without Godard's philosophic questions or debates, without a rational analysis of the characters, instead I think there is a little emotional connection similar to those in traditional Cinema. Not very Godard, I would say.
However, it's a more accessible movie. Anyone…
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Not much to say aside from this being a short, fun Godard film. That may be a bit unusual, but perhaps why it is so enjoyable.
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Godard is a very touchy subject.
Everyone understands his place in cinema history. Some people worship him, others hate him. I stand in the middle. I have enjoyed almost every one of his movies. I am not desperately searching his filmography though for other movies of his to see.
But for me Band a Part is his best film. He made it right before he starts to get rid of plot in his movies completely. It's also after a couple movies where he gets to experiment with the medium.
It's fun. Which is not an adjective I'd describe Contempt, Alphaville or My Life To live.
It's also got a lot of depth with the character relationships. It's very vague throughout…
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Not much to say aside from this being a short, fun Godard film. That may be a bit unusual, but perhaps why it is so enjoyable.
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Nobody does cool quite like Godard.
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Another Jean Luc "Cinema" Godard film I didn't like. Time to give it up I think!
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A Legrand score that is absolutely sublime to go with a film that has lashings of nerdy gangster cool. And that dance halfway through is a stroke of genius.
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pieza fundamental de la nouvelle vague, para ver una y otra vez.
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With both a crime plot and a love triangle, Godard's film mixes two common genre tropes and manages to add a freshness and vitality to the whole proceeding. The film has no real business succeeding based on the plot description, but the flair of moments like the dance sequence or the extended classroom scene keep a vibrant energy going. With the main characters' love of movies--always acting out different scenes--Godard's film becomes something of a love letter to the cinema.
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La escena del baile con la voz en off, aun hoy es tan... transgresora!!!!!!
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A more straight forward Godard film with a cool plot and interesting group dynamic between the three protagonists. While easy to follow it still contains Godards experimentations and unorthodox style that amounts to some truly great moments.