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Plot

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.
MPAA Rating:
Not Rated
Genre(s):
Drama
Run Time:
103min.
Theatrical Release Date:
02/11/2005
DVD Release Date:
09/20/2005
Status:
In Theaters
Distributor(s):
Independent Artists
Director(s):
Jean-Luc Godard
Starring:
Jean-Pierre Léaud , Chantal Goya , Marlène Jobert , Brigitte Bardot , Michel Debord
Tone:
Cerebral,Literate,Talky
Keywords:
France,anarchy,army,battle-of-the-sexes,career,extramarital-affair,journalism,love,morals,nostalgia,politician,pop-music,promiscuity,radical,relationship,romance,roommate
Language:
French