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Band of Outsiders (1964)

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Reviews Counted: 39

Fresh: 37

Rotten:2

Average Rating: 7.8/10

Runtime: 1 hr 37 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Synopsis: French New Wave master Jean-Luc Godard continues his fascination with dime store novels and American crime films with 1964's BAND OF OUTSIDERS, a free-spirited romp in the same vein as the... French New Wave master Jean-Luc Godard continues his fascination with dime store novels and American crime films with 1964's BAND OF OUTSIDERS, a free-spirited romp in the same vein as the director's breakthrough smash, BREATHLESS. More traditional than BREATHLESS in its technical execution, BAND OF OUTSIDERS sparkles with freshness and originality--it uses comical, poetic narration by Godard himself, and has a bouncy musical score by Michel Legrand. The performances from Claude Brasseur, Sami Frey, and especially Anna Karina combine satirical melodrama, overflowing hipness, and moving sincerity, giving the film plenty of heart. An irreplaceable contribution to 1960s film, this movie is much more than a mere genre reworking. The story follows two friends, Arthur (Claude Brasseur) and Franz (Sami Frey), who are searching for a way to make a big score. When Franz meets the beautiful Odile (Anna Karina) and she informs him of a large chunk of cash her aunt keeps hidden in her house, the duo are convinced that this is their lucky break. Odile is a sensitive young woman who, out of fear and guilt, opposes their plan, but Arthur and Franz coax her to go along with the idea. When the time comes to pull off the heist, a miscalculation delays the seemingly perfect plan, resulting in a confrontation that has dire consequences. [More]

Starring: Anna Karina, Sami Frey, Claude Brasseur, Ernest Menzer

Starring: Anna Karina, Sami Frey, Claude Brasseur, Ernest Menzer, Chantal Darget

Director: Jean-Luc Godard

Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Screenwriter: Jean-Luc Godard
Composer: Michel Legrand

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An early masterpiece from Godard, trail-blazing, involving and charmingly enjoyable.

Full Review Source: Channel 4 Film | comment Comment
03/03/08
Channel 4 Film

It offers 10 times more pleasures than the average picture.

Full Review Source: Christian Science Monitor | comment Comment
03/03/08
David Sterritt
Christian Science Monitor

This 1964 feature remains one of Godard's most appealing and underrated films, relatively relaxed and strangely optimistic.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
03/03/08
Dave Kehr
Chicago Reader
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One of Godard’s most accessible pictures. A good place to learn how much of a debt modern cinema owes him.

Full Review Source: Empire Magazine | comment Comment
12/30/06
Empire Magazine

One must remember that even a lesser Godard is likely to be much more stimulating than another director's better films.

Full Review Source: TV Guide's Movie Guide | comment Comment
08/29/06
TV Guide's Movie Guide

One of Godard's most open and enjoyable films.

Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/11/06
Time Out

No review available.

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08/12/05
Thomas Delapa
Boulder Weekly

No review available.

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06/11/05
Emanuel Levy
EmanuelLevy.Com

No review available.

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02/07/05
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

A pair of set pieces -- the trio dancing in unison in a bar and their famous 9-minute, 43-second run through the Louvre -- make the movie worthwhile alone, but the disjointed, meandering, and somewhat random narrative isn't anything to write home about.

Full Review Source: Filmcritic.com | comment Comment
08/29/04
Christopher Null
Filmcritic.com

For movie lovers, it's pure joy.

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07/08/04
Jake Euker
F5 (Wichita, KS)

A fun film.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
11/29/03
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews

In an era where poor heist films...and spoofs of heist films (such as Snatch) are the primary contributors to the genre, it's refreshing how well Band of Outsiders holds up today.

Full Review Source: Flipside Movie Emporium | comment Comment
07/22/03
Gabe Leibowitz
Flipside Movie Emporium

This great film is ultimately only gently reproachful of the corrosive effects of American pop culture on our sensibilities

Full Review Source: Apollo Guide | comment Comment
04/03/03
Dan Jardine
Apollo Guide

As an exhilarating challenge to familiar filmmaking, it stands alongside Breathless, Vivre sa vie: Film en douze tableaux, Masculin, féminin, and Weekend, as Godard's finest work.

Full Review Source: PopMatters | comment Comment
03/04/03
Michael S. Smith
PopMatters

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01/25/03
Michael Szymanski
Zap2it.com

I find the plot of Band of Outsiders uninteresting, the characters Arthur and Franz interchangeable, the innovations pointless and the overall experience unsatisfying.

Full Review Source: San Diego Metropolitan | comment Comment
10/21/02
Jean Lowerison
San Diego Metropolitan

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08/09/02
David Poland
Hot Button

It's been a while since I have left a theater so jazzed up about a movie.

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02/28/02
Michael W. Phillips, Jr.
Goatdog's Movies

As charming as seasoned film buffs remember and as refreshing as initiates expect.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
01/17/02
Philip Wuntch
Dallas Morning News
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