The Little Soldier

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The Little Soldier

1963

1h 26m

History

Drama

War

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A French army deserter (Michel Subor) escapes from torturers to his left-wing lover (Anna Karina) and mission.

Keith Uhlich

Time Out

03/05/2013

5/5

Even this early in his career, Godard knew how to make audiences viscerally experience and contemplate things they might otherwise not have wanted to.

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Scott Foundas

Village Voice

03/05/2013

It's a classic espionage plot shot through with a typically heady mix of art and literary references: Klee and Velzquez, Bach and Haydn, Bernanos and Musil.

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Drew Hunt

Slant Magazine

03/04/2013

3.5/4

In many ways, Jean-Luc Godard's Le Petit Soldat is equal to Breathless in its inventiveness and exuberance.

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

06/12/2025

7/10

With his unique aesthetic, Godard delivers a political thriller that I find captivating due to its unpredictable plot and its discursive synthesis that questions the ethics of political action. [Full review in Spanish]

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Brian Susbielles

InSession Film

03/03/2023

As his fourth film, Godard takes direct aim at the French government for their actions in an unpopular conflict, making it his most politically confrontational...

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Kelly Vance

East Bay Express

02/10/2023

A gorgeous blast of cool black-and-white modernity, with the necessary slice of barbarism.

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Synopsis

A French army deserter (Michel Subor) escapes from torturers to his left-wing lover (Anna Karina) and mission.

Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Producer: Georges de Beauregard
Screenwriter: Jean-Luc Godard
Production Co: Les Productions Georges de Beauregard
Genre: History, Drama, War
Original Language: Canadian French
Release Date (DVD): Dec 11, 2001
Box Office (Gross USA): $24.3K
Runtime: 1h 26m