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
| Odile | Anna Karina |
| Arthur | Claude Brasseur |
| Franz | Sami Frey |
| Madame Victoria | Louisa Colpeyn |
Credits
| Director | Jean-Luc Godard |
| Screenplay | Jean-Luc Godard |
| Based on a novel by | Dolores Hitchens |
| Cinematography | Raoul Coutard |
| Music | Michel Legrand |
| Editing | Françoise Collin, Dahlia Ezove and Agnès Guillemot |
| Costume design | Christiane 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 Jan 6, 2003Blame 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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