Search - Masculin/Feminin [Criterion Collection] on DVD

Content Advisory: Adult Situations, Not For Children Movie Release: 1966 DVD Release: 09/20/2005 Format: DVD - Black and White Audio Tracks: French Subtitles: English SwapaDVD Credits: 1 Number of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hrs 45 mins Studio: Criterion Members Wishing: 29 Genres: Drama, Psychological Drama, Urban Drama, Ensemble Film

Masculine Feminine was Jean-Luc Godard's first (but not his last) foray into the burgeoning "Children of the Sixties" generation -- or, as Godard described it, "the children of Marx and Coca-Cola." Impressionable teenager Paul (Jean-Pierre Léaud) tries to make sense of the world by working as an interviewer for a research firm. Meanwhile, Paul cohabits with aspiring singer Madeleine (Chantal Goya), with two additional young ladies joining the nocturnal festivities. Paul jumps or is pushed from a window, leaving a pregnant Madeleine to move on to the next aimless youth she meets. While the nominal hero has failed to find fulfillment in personal relations, another male protagonist (Michel Debord), a political activist, is luckier -- an indication that the director favored revolutionary politics over simple emotionalism at this point in his career. Though Godard's free-form style is usually opposed to linear storytelling, Masculine Feminine has solid literary roots, having been inspired by two Guy de Maupassant stories. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide

Jean-Pierre Léaud - Paul
Chantal Goya - Madeleine
Marlène Jobert - Elisabeth
Brigitte Bardot - Woman in a Couple
Michel Debord - Robert
Catherine Duport - Catherine-Isabelle