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Band of Outsiders

Jean-Luc Godard

France

1964

93 minutes

Black and White

1.33:1

French

174

Synopsis

Two restless young men (Sami Frey and Claude Brasseur) enlist the object of their desire (Anna Karina) to help them commit a robbery––in her own home. French New Wave pioneer Jean-Luc Godard takes to the streets of Paris to re-imagine the gangster genre, spinning an audacious yarn that’s at once sentimental and insouciant, romantic and melancholy. The Criterion Collection is proud to present the convention-flauting postmodern classic Band of Outsiders.

Cast

OdileAnna Karina
ArthurClaude Brasseur
FranzSami Frey
Madame VictoriaLouisa Colpeyn

Credits

DirectorJean-Luc Godard
ScreenplayJean-Luc Godard
Based on a novel byDolores Hitchens
CinematographyRaoul Coutard
MusicMichel Legrand
EditingFrançoise Collin, Dahlia Ezove and Agnès Guillemot
Costume designChristiane Fageol

Disc Features

  • New high-definition digital transfer, supervised by cinematographer Raoul Coutard
  • Visual glossary, including film clips and stills, detailing cultural references and wordplay employed by Godard throughout Band of Outsiders
  • Exclusive video interviews with Raoul Coutard and actress Anna Karina
  • Interview excerpts with Godard from 1964, and rare behind-the-scenes footage of the director and his crew shooting Band of Outsiders
  • Agnès Varda’s silent comedy Les Fiancés du Pont Mac Donald, performed by members of the cast of Band of Outsiders and Jean-Luc Godard
  • Two theatrical trailers, including Godard’s original
  • New and improved English subtitle translation
  • Optimal image quality: RSDL dual-layer edition

From the Current

Band of Outsiders: Get Your Madis On

by Joshua Clover Jan 6, 2003

Blame it on the Madison.Or blame it on Arthur, Franz, and Odile’s gleeful race through the Louvre in an attempt to break the world record (held by an American, of course) for the quickest visit ever.Blame it on the minute of silence; the way that the director credits himself...

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