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Masculin Feminin (1966)

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Reviews Counted: 33

Fresh: 31

Rotten:2

Average Rating: 8.5/10

Consensus: A '60s time capsule stuffed with ideas about politics, pop culture, and the battle of the sexes, Masculine-Feminine is one of Godard's classic black-and-white films.

Runtime: 1 hr 45 mins

Genre: Foreign Films

Theatrical Release: Feb 11, 2005 Limited

Synopsis: A film about "the children of Marx and Coca Cola" directed by the child of Brecht and Hollywood, MASCULINE-FEMININE is a touchstone in the career of Jean-Luc Godard, a window into the kinetic world of Paris in the 1960s, and a high point in the... A film about "the children of Marx and Coca Cola" directed by the child of Brecht and Hollywood, MASCULINE-FEMININE is a touchstone in the career of Jean-Luc Godard, a window into the kinetic world of Paris in the 1960s, and a high point in the cinema of the French New Wave. It chronicles the love affair between Paul (Jean-Pierre Leaud), a young zealot with revolutionary leanings, and Madeleine (Chantal Goya), a fetching pop singer. Their relationship gradually breaks down as the two attempt to bridge their differences, albeit unsuccessfully (he likes Bob Dylan, she is only interested in the top 40). Along the way, they discuss current world culture and politics with their friends, and encounter a variety of bizarre individuals who only serve to exacerbate the youthful confusion of both Paul and Madeleine. One of Godard's most insightful films, MASCULINE-FEMININE represents a search for tenderness, and is, at the same time, an unsettling illumination of the Battle of the Sexes. By casting legitimate pop sensation Goya in the lead role, Godard threatened to date his film, taking into account the speed with which pop singers are replaced. Luckily for him, Goya is an engaging screen presence whose mere appearance is enough to keep things interesting. [More]

Starring: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Chantal Goya, Catherine-Isabelle Duport

Starring: Jean-Pierre Léaud, Chantal Goya, Catherine-Isabelle Duport

Director: Jean-Luc Godard

Director: Jean-Luc Godard

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Sep 20, 2005

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DVD Features:

  • Notes: This release is a new, restored High-Definition digital transfer with new and improved optional English subtitles.
  • Region 1
  • Keep Case
  • Full Frame - 1.33

Audio:

  • Mono - French
  • Subtitles - English - Optional

Additional Release Material:

  • Interviews - 1. Chantal Goya - Actress (2005)
  • 2. Willy Kurant - Cinematographer
  • 3. Jean-Pierre Gorin - Notable French Director/Godard Contemporary
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  • Essay by Film Scholar Adrian Martin

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Jean-Luc Godard visited the world of young folk to create his most humane film.

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08/29/06
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08/05/06
Josh Ralske
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No one was ever better at collecting a hodgepodge of ideas and making them work as a cohesive whole, as the voice of one hyper-intelligent, constantly frustrated commentator.

Full Review Source: Combustible Celluloid | comment Comment
05/26/06
Jeffrey M. Anderson
Combustible Celluloid
N/R

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Full Review Source: Time Out | comment Comment
02/09/06
Derek Adams
Time Out
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Foray into the mindset of the Children of the Sixties.

Full Review Source: Ozus' World Movie Reviews | comment Comment
01/27/06
Dennis Schwartz
Ozus' World Movie Reviews
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May not have aged any better than Godard's other films of the period, but that doesn't mean Paul and company don't continue to ask questions and spout the opinions of the newly enlightened.

Full Review Source: Detroit Free Press | comment Comment
10/14/05
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press
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There's a seductive immediacy to all this… despite the film's obvious satiric touches, you come away from it with a vivid impression of a time and place and the people who inhabited it.

Full Review Source: Kansas City Star | comment Comment
09/02/05
Robert W. Butler
Kansas City Star
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Masculine, Feminine may not equal some of Godard's prior films but while it does revisit many of his usual themes it is noteworthy for being an intriguing dissection of where he, himself, fits into the picture.

Full Review Source: Film Threat | comment Comment
08/16/05
Greg Bellavia
Film Threat
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The kaleidoscopic film's meandering mirrors the uncertainty of that restless, tumultuous era.

Full Review Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune | comment Comment
07/28/05
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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An odd, scattered, free-form, but thoroughly engaging film.

Full Review Source: Seattle Times | comment Comment
06/17/05
Mary Brennan
Seattle Times
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It's cumulatively entertaining, and a fascinating and nostalgic time capsule of its era.

Full Review Source: Seattle Post-Intelligencer | comment Comment
06/17/05
William Arnold
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
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It could shake up young viewers now as it 40 years ago, except that there's no French New Wave momentum of film passion.

Full Review Source: San Diego Union-Tribune | comment Comment
06/03/05
David Elliott
San Diego Union-Tribune
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One of the most alluring and bizarre shapes that Godard's itchy search for truth and meaning took in those heady long-ago days.

Full Review Source: Oregonian | comment Comment
05/20/05
Shawn Levy
Oregonian
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Jean-Luc Godard is like a fine wine that is an acquired taste... and I prefer margaritas.

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05/06/05
Cherryl Dawson and Leigh Ann Palone
TheMovieChicks.com
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This is the Godard that fans would like to take to the grave: jaundiced, naughty, immediate, very much alive.

Full Review Source: Dallas Morning News | comment Comment
05/05/05
Chris Vognar
Dallas Morning News
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You can appreciate Godard's vigorous early visual style.

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04/14/05
Roger Ebert
Chicago Sun-Times
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One of the quintessential '60s foreign art films, a bizarre melange of pop music, revolution, sex, movie allusions and poetry.

Full Review Source: Chicago Tribune | comment Comment
04/14/05
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
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...a crucial, though not very satisfying, transitional work...

Full Review Source: Los Angeles CityBeat | comment Comment
04/07/05
Andy Klein
Los Angeles CityBeat
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A shotgun wedding of the political and the personal.

Full Review Source: Philadelphia Inquirer | comment Comment
04/02/05
Carrie Rickey
Philadelphia Inquirer
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N/R

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04/02/05
Michael Szymanski
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