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Masculin Feminin (1966)

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Reviews Counted:14

Fresh:14

Rotten:0

Average Rating:8.4/10

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.

Rated: Not Rated

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... 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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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
Terry Lawson
Detroit Free Press
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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
Colin Covert
Minneapolis Star Tribune
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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
Chris Vognar
Dallas Morning News
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You can appreciate Godard's vigorous early visual style.

Full Review Source: Chicago Sun-Times | comment Comment
04/14/05
Roger Ebert
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
Michael Wilmington
Chicago Tribune
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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
Carrie Rickey
Philadelphia Inquirer
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Effectively political in the way it captures the mood of a time; the picture feels combustible, like an explosion about to happen.

Full Review Source: Salon.com | comment Comment
04/02/05
Stephanie Zacharek
Stephanie Zacharek
Salon.com
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For all the doubt and acrid aphorisms, despite the gunfire that interrupts the soundtrack, and the playful, random death that flits around the edges, there's an indestructible core of romanticism.

Full Review Source: Boston Globe | comment Comment
03/11/05
Ty Burr
Ty Burr
Boston Globe
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It's nice to have Masculine Feminine back on a big screen to remind us of a pioneering director in his prime.

Full Review Source: San Francisco Chronicle | comment Comment
03/11/05
Ruthe Stein
Ruthe Stein
San Francisco Chronicle
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To reappraise it after nearly 40 years only brings a richer appreciation of Godard's subtlety, sly humor and depth of perception, and his gift for melding nonchalance and profundity.

Full Review Source: Los Angeles Times | comment Comment
02/10/05
Kevin Thomas
Kevin Thomas
Los Angeles Times
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Not to be missed.

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02/10/05
Andrew Sarris
Andrew Sarris
New York Observer
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Thirty-nine years after it first appeared, Jean-Luc Godard's document of youthful confusion has not aged one minute.

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02/10/05
A.O. Scott
A.O. Scott
New York Times
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Directed by anyone else, Masculine Feminine -- one of three movies that Godard made in his peak year, 1966 -- would be a masterpiece. For the young JLG it's business as usual.

Full Review Source: Village Voice | comment Comment
02/08/05
J. Hoberman
J. Hoberman
Village Voice
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An excellent film, still as fresh as the day it was made.

Full Review Source: Chicago Reader | comment Comment
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Dave Kehr
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Chicago Reader
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