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Masculin Féminin

Masculin Féminin

Jean-Luc Godard's Swinging Look at Youth and Love in Paris Today!

19667.21h 45m

Overview

Paul, a young idealist trying to figure out what he wants to do with his life, takes a job interviewing people for a marketing research firm. He moves in with aspiring pop singer Madeleine. Paul, however, is disillusioned by the growing commercialism in society, while Madeleine just wants to be successful. The story is told in a series of 15 unrelated vignettes.

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard
Written by Jean-Luc Godard, Guy de Maupassant
Produced by Jean-Luc Godard, Anatole Dauman
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Top Cast

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Jean-Pierre Léaud

Paul

Chantal Goya

Chantal Goya

Madeleine Zimmer

Marlène Jobert

Marlène Jobert

Élisabeth Choquet

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Michel Debord

Robert Packard

Catherine-Isabelle Duport

Catherine-Isabelle Duport

Catherine-Isabelle

Evabritt Strandberg

Evabritt Strandberg

She (Woman in the Film)

Birger Malmsten

Birger Malmsten

He (Man in the Film)

Yves Afonso

Yves Afonso

Man Who Kills Himself (uncredited)

Henri Attal

Henri Attal

The Other Porn Book Reader (uncredited)

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Mickey Baker

Record Producer (uncredited)

Themes & Keywords

suicideparis, francestudents' movementpoliticspop culturemenage a troisinterviewmagazineaspiring singersingermurderyouth cultureanti warcommercialism

About Masculin Féminin

Masculin Féminin is a drama, romance film released in 1966 exploring themes of suicide, paris, france, students' movement, politics, pop culture, menage a trois. Directed by Jean-Luc Godard, it stars Jean-Pierre Léaud, Chantal Goya, Marlène Jobert. Paul, a young idealist trying to figure out what he wants to do with his life, takes a job interviewing people for a marketing research firm. He moves in with aspiring pop singer Madeleine. Paul, however, is disillusioned by the growing commercialism in society, while Madeleine just wants to be successful. The story is told in a series of 15 unrelated vignettes.

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