Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.
- Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
- 2 wins & 2 nominations total
Jean-Paul Belmondo
- Ferdinand Griffon dit Pierrot
- (as Jean Paul Belmondo)
Aicha Abadir
- Aicha Abadir
- (uncredited)
Henri Attal
- Le premier pompiste
- (uncredited)
Pascal Aubier
- Le deuxième frère
- (uncredited)
Maurice Auzel
- Le troisième pompiste
- (uncredited)
Raymond Devos
- L'homme du port
- (uncredited)
Roger Dutoit
- Le gangster
- (uncredited)
Samuel Fuller
- Self
- (uncredited)
Pierre Hanin
- Le troisième frère
- (uncredited)
Jimmy Karoubi
- Le nain
- (uncredited)
Jean-Pierre Léaud
- Le jeune homme au cinéma
- (uncredited)
Hans Meyer
- Un gangster
- (uncredited)
Krista Nell
- Madame Staquet
- (uncredited)
Dirk Sanders
- Fred - le frère de Marianne
- (uncredited)
Georges Staquet
- Frank
- (uncredited)
László Szabó
- L'exilé politique
- (uncredited)
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Did you know
- TriviaDespite continual claims that Godard shot the majority of his films without scripts or preparation, actress Anna Karina has subsequently claimed that they were in fact very carefully planned out to the smallest of details, with an almost obsessive level of perfectionism.
- Alternate versionsOn the French Studio Canal Blu-Ray release, the green tinting is missing in the party scenes near the beginning of the film. It is intact on the American Criterion Collection Blu-Ray release.
- ConnectionsEdited into Bande-annonce de 'Pierrot le fou' (1965)
Featured review
In other words, it's about emotions...
It's hard to classify/describe this unique journey, after just one viewing. But I can say it's absolutely fascinating, one of those experiences that, even though you can't completely fathom on a first viewing, you can tell it's really something special and not artsy-fartsy crap (like David Lynch's or Jonathan Glazer's worst moments).
"Pierrot Le Fou" brings us to a bizarre journey with Ferdinand aka Pierrot (Jean-Paul Belmondo) and Marianne Renoir (Anna Karina), who run away together after Ferdinand's wife hires Marianne as a baby-sitter. What comes next is a bizarre chain of events that defies clear analysis: it's like Godard tried to put all his passions, demons and tricky questions in one film, and he surprisingly succeeded. Although not Godard's most complicated feature, "Pierrot Le Fou" can be considered one of his most subtly complex narratives; it's funny and gloomy, gorgeous and dark, absurd and real, all at once. Belmondo and Karina are superb as usual, and, again, display a terrific chemistry. You can see it as Godard's letting go of Karina (his first wife, they'd soon divorce - this was their sixth movie together), you can see it as a declaration of love to film-making (Samuel Fuller's special appearance: "It's about emotions..."), you can see it as cinematic catharsis at its best... but it's its beautiful passion and fury that'll stay in your mind. Thank you again, Monsieur Godard. 10/10.
"Pierrot Le Fou" brings us to a bizarre journey with Ferdinand aka Pierrot (Jean-Paul Belmondo) and Marianne Renoir (Anna Karina), who run away together after Ferdinand's wife hires Marianne as a baby-sitter. What comes next is a bizarre chain of events that defies clear analysis: it's like Godard tried to put all his passions, demons and tricky questions in one film, and he surprisingly succeeded. Although not Godard's most complicated feature, "Pierrot Le Fou" can be considered one of his most subtly complex narratives; it's funny and gloomy, gorgeous and dark, absurd and real, all at once. Belmondo and Karina are superb as usual, and, again, display a terrific chemistry. You can see it as Godard's letting go of Karina (his first wife, they'd soon divorce - this was their sixth movie together), you can see it as a declaration of love to film-making (Samuel Fuller's special appearance: "It's about emotions..."), you can see it as cinematic catharsis at its best... but it's its beautiful passion and fury that'll stay in your mind. Thank you again, Monsieur Godard. 10/10.
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- Jun 14, 2008
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- Also known as
- Pierrot the Fool
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- Budget
- $300,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $87,011
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $7,254
- Jun 17, 2007
- Gross worldwide
- $148,564
- Runtime1 hour 50 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 2.35 : 1
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