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Masculin Feminin (The Criterion Collection) DVD

Unrated :: Criterion :: Released: 2005-09-20

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Masculin Feminin (The Criterion Collection) Summary With masculin Féminin, Ruthless Stylist And Iconoclast Jean-luc Godard Introduces The World To "the Children Of Marx And Coca-cola," Through A Gang Of Restless Youths Engaged In Hopeless Love Affairs With Music, Revolution, And Each Other. French New Wave Icon Jean-pierre Léaud Stars As Paul, An Idealistic Would-be Intellectual Struggling To Forge A Relationship With Adorable Pop Star Madeleine (real-life Yé-yé Girl Chantal Goya). Through Their Tempestuous Affair, Godard Fashions A Candid And Wildly Funny Free-form Examination Of Youth Culture In Throbbing 1960s Paris, Mixing Satire And Tragedy As Only Jlg Can.

Juxtaposing images of pristine, romantic innocence with ones of mute, meaningless violence, Godard's Masculin-Féminin first lulls with a hypnotic, disjointed story line and then stuns with scenes of tremendous depth and meaning. This outrageous film follows the somewhat ineffectual courtship of Madeline, an aspiring pop singer, by Paul, an erstwhile journalist and interviewer but mostly groundless searcher. As in most Godard films, plot mechanics are secondary to elements such as dialog (generally marvelous, but sometimes a bit too pointed), lighting (bizarre and oversaturated, but never less than fascinating), shot framing (extraordinarily thoughtful), and performance. Godard allows his camera to linger on single faces, without cutting, for what seems by modern standards to be extremely long segments--perhaps even excruciatingly long--but the remarkably subtle cast members never disappoint, particularly the fantastically adept and frequently hilarious lead actors, Jean-Pierre Léaud and Chantal Goya. The filmmaker has little to add to our collective understanding of the relationship between masculine et feminine writ large; in fact, most of the female characters are uncomfortably stereotypical, framed as either willfully oblivious to the world or subtly (or overtly) deadly. But as an examination of a young generation faced with the prospect of war in Vietnam and the vagaries of French socialism, Masculin-Féminin proves remorselessly and chillingly trenchant. A towering influence, it would seem, on Whit Stillman's similarly themed Barcelona--but while Stillman lacks the conviction to follow his instincts to their logical, violent conclusions, Godard faces his uncompromising story with elegance and courage. In French, with subtitles that are occasionally difficult to read. --Miles Bethany

Masculin/Feminin [Criterion Collection] DVD Techincal Details Cast: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Marlène Jobert, Michel Debord, Catherine-Isabelle Duport
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Rated: Unrated
Running Time: 103 mins
UPC: 037429209226
Binding: DVD
Studio: Criterion
Release Date: 2005-09-20
Region Code: 1
Specs: Black & White, DVD, Special Edition, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC

Language & Subtitles English (Unknown), English (Subtitled), English (Original Language), French (Original Language - Dolby Digital 2.0 Mono), Swedish (Original Language),