Masculin – Feminin oder: Die Kinder von Coca Cola (1966)

Masculin – Feminin oder: Die Kinder von Coca Cola: Directed by Jean-Luc Godard. With Jean-Pierre Léaud, Chantal Goya, Marlène Jobert, Michel Debord. A romance between young Parisians, shown through a series of vignettes.

“u0026quot;Masculin Femininu0026quot; is a definitive example of French New Wave filmmaking. It is experimental, comic, risky, wild, and fun, a spectacle that find cinematic magic within even the most subtle and mundane of situations. Although it is often listed as nothing more than a drama, this is also an extremely funny movie, perhaps one of Jean-Luc Godardu0026#39;s very funniest. From the opening moments, bizarre comic mischief is springing left and right. Through unexpected surrealism and occasional violence, Godard masterfully weaves dark humor into this often tragic love story.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe performances are also quite exceptional. Jean-Pierre Léaud further stabilizes his spot among the greatest French actors, and Chantal Goya is no less than absolutely charming and delightful. The characters are well developed-often likable, but sometimes despicable, like most human beings. There are times in which you, as an audience member, agree with their actions and beliefs, and there are times in which you must disagree. Through their ups and downs, u0026quot;Masculin Femininu0026quot; explores a youthful coupleu0026#39;s relationship in a unique and hysterical way. Fusing satire, sadness, fantasy, and comedy, u0026quot;Masculin femininu0026quot; is very much a Jean-Luc Godard love story, meaning that it is heavily stylized, but also heavily realistic, just not in the conventional sense.”