This is Jean-Luc Godard’s second directorial feature film, after " Exhaustion " was born like a rock, his first wide-screen color film is also a genre of singing and dancing to Hollywood music. A tribute to the piece.
But, he is Godard, that is Godard in 1961, how could he abide by the rules of genre movies! Unexpectedly and unexpectedly, the young master was full of talent and daring to think and dare to do, so he chose to use the tone of realism to complete this love song and dance film. From the beginning of the movie's title, this movie declares its joking and randomness.
"Woman who is a woman!" This sentence both as a sigh, like praise, both contempt and lovely.
The French New Wave pioneer once said in an interview that will be called "My film debut in the true sense" , and for most critics praised the "fine tired power to do" is not satisfied: "I realize that "fine exhausted power to do" is my unconscious works. I used to think they know what this film is about, but after a year or two to complete the film, I realized that I did not understand its contents. "
So, let’s take a look at what he thinks is his true debut. In his 50-plus years of filmmaking career so far, this is regarded as his most approachable and lightest and pleasant work, without the difficult and sophisticated work he is used to. It's not so inconspicuous, such a Godard, how cute!
※ A love letter ※
The heroine of the film is played by Godard’s wife at the time-Anna Karina. In the story of the film, the stripper "Angela" played by her becomes the absolute protagonist, which is almost a new wave. Under the iconic setting of the love of two men and one woman, she plays with two male characters between the palms, which is very feminist.
Angela in the film is eccentric, brightly dressed and cute, and the style floats in the air. Even I firmly believe that she is the source of inspiration for this movie, and this role is tailored for Karina.
Even in order to make this film, Godard even postponed the shooting of " Little Soldier ", but history has proven that this decision is worthwhile.
※ Some romance ※
Some fragments of this film are really fresh in the memory, too high-gloss.
Stop-motion shots of Alfred imitating Angela's actions; kissing men and women who always appear downstairs in Angela's house; the young couple salutes the audience before quarreling; Angela pretends to be innocent towards the camera and mutters: I Who am I afraid of being a beauty?
Of course, the best thing was Angela's behavior when she vowed not to speak after quarreling with Miel. After she couldn't help it, everyone walked to the shelf with a floor lamp and one person brought a stack of books to the bed and a local copy. Use the words on the cover to hold in front of the other person to communicate. This trick is really suitable for young couples to be angry and flirting when they have a little noise. The literary and romantic temperament is simply overwhelming!
There are always all kinds of strange and interesting little ideas in his movies!
※ Some breakthroughs ※
This work has the strange and interesting methods of subverting the conventional genre film of alienation, direct monologues to the camera, and lingering and bold singing and dancing performances, but it is extraordinarily realistic and free. The shooting of real scene and natural light, the sense of dislocation of lively soundtrack and the sudden stop from time to time, the use of jump cuts and quick-cut shots, explanatory subtitles and the use of neon characters in the background buildings, the combination of poetry and parody, parody and irrelevant plot The insertion makes this simple movie present a kind of unconventional "good-looking", which makes people can't help but laugh.
Red sweater, blue stockings, white coat. . . The use of blue and red of big blocks of color make this film full of beauty, I think it would be "crazy people Pierrot" harbinger.
Godard will loose a lot of seemingly random moments association, highlights the hallmark of the French New Wave: Since the onset of improvisation.
※ A friend ※
At that time, Godard and another representative of the New Wave had not parted ways, so in the film you can even hear the title of Truffaut: The middle-aged woman of Angela Luyu said that she had just finished watching "Ancestor and Accountant". " ; ex-girlfriend Alfred made playing the piano and shooting posture, and said that she saw the movie today is" shoot to kill pianist " . Of course, narcissistic Godard of course, did not forget to sell your movie, and Angela had just quarreled Emir, the Emir on the proposal to see the "fine tired power to do" .
However, after a few years, when the two were almost at odds, Truffau suggested that Godard could make "A Tuft of Shit is a Tuft of Shit".
※ A readme ※
Godard said in an interview, "A lot of people do not like the" woman who is a woman, " because they do not understand the film to convey what information may in fact it did not convey anything. If you see a bunch of flowers on the table, Do you think this conveys anything? It does not prove anything. I simply hope that the film can provide pleasure to people. I hope that the film itself is full of internal conflicts, full of tension, both joy and sadness. Of course, in reality. We can't do this in life, we can only be one way or another, but I hope to do both in the movie."
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