Famous for two pleasingly irrelevant scenes – one a dance in a bar, the other a dash through the Louvre – this tale of a girl assailed by two suitors who plan to rob her aunt of a fortune is one of Jean-Luc Godard’s most charmingly nonchalant entertainments, even though the heist has its downside.
Bande à part (1964)
Anna Karina stars in Jean-Luc Godard’s heist movie with a playful approach to genre.
- 1964 France
- Directed by
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Produced by
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Written by
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Featuring
- Jean-Luc Godard, Anna Karina, Sami Frey
- Running time
- 95 minutes
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