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A woman involved with a terrorist group becomes dangerously close to the police officer guarding the bank they plan to rob.A woman involved with a terrorist group becomes dangerously close to the police officer guarding the bank they plan to rob.A woman involved with a terrorist group becomes dangerously close to the police officer guarding the bank they plan to rob.
- Awards
- 2 wins & 1 nomination
Alain Bastien-Thiry
- Hotel valet
- (as Alain Bastien)
Hippolyte Girardot
- Fred
- (as Hyppolite Girardot)
Jacques Prat
- Violin
- (as Quatuor Prat)
Laurent Dangalec
- Violin
- (as Quatuor Prat)
Bruno Pasquier
- Viola
- (as Quatuor Prat)
Michel Strauss
- Cello
- (as Quatuor Prat)
Eloïse Beaune
- Eloïse
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaDuring the shoot-out at the Café de la Paix (the luxurious restaurant of the Grand Hotel Intercontinental), an undisturbed man is reading a large book, holding it so that the cover is shown prominently, several times: 'Nouveau Guide des Paradis Fiscaux', published in 1982, and written by a specialist on Swiss banking. Godard's tongue-in-cheek political comment (in a French-Swiss co-production) may escape some viewers, though.
- Quotes
Oncle Jeannot: No matter where or when, the classics always work.
- Crazy creditsIn memoriam small movies
- ConnectionsEdited into Histoire(s) du cinéma: Une histoire seule (1989)
- SoundtracksRuby's Arms
by Tom Waits
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Excellent Godard of 1980's
Here are the bare bones of the story: Carmen wants to make a film with her friends, but has no money. The gang tries to stage an armed bank robbery, but runs into fierce opposition from Joseph, a guard. Carmen and Joseph flee together to the coast, where they stay in her Uncle Jean's apartment. Jean (Godard himself) is making a film set in a luxury hotel, but this is just a pretext for a kidnapping attempt on a businessman. From here on, the plot follows the Bizet opera beloved of so many of us.
It's fun to watch Godard working out styles and themes again, while acting outrageously in the hospital scene. Maruschka Detmers looks gorgeous, and Jacques Bonnaffe is suitably ardent and foolish. The bank robbery is worthy of Woody Allen in his best days.
Footnote 2014: I see that I neglected to mention the extraordinary camera work in the hotel sequences. How Coutard managed to get that level of intimacy and richness of colour with the light levels so low near sunset is amazing. Detmers manages to cope with Godard's need to sexualize the story very well--she is excellent.
It's fun to watch Godard working out styles and themes again, while acting outrageously in the hospital scene. Maruschka Detmers looks gorgeous, and Jacques Bonnaffe is suitably ardent and foolish. The bank robbery is worthy of Woody Allen in his best days.
Footnote 2014: I see that I neglected to mention the extraordinary camera work in the hotel sequences. How Coutard managed to get that level of intimacy and richness of colour with the light levels so low near sunset is amazing. Detmers manages to cope with Godard's need to sexualize the story very well--she is excellent.
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- bob998
- Feb 15, 2004
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- Runtime1 hour 25 minutes
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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