Die Außenseiterbande (1964)
20KDie Außenseiterbande: Directed by Jean-Luc Godard. With Anna Karina, Danièle Girard, Louisa Colpeyn, Chantal Darget. Two crooks with a fondness for old Hollywood B-movies convince a languages student to help them commit a robbery.
“This is a very rich and entertaining work. The plot revolves around two men and a woman who decide to rob the employer of the womanu0026#39;s aunt. However, Godard uses this slender plot as an excuse to riff on a wide spectrum of subjects. The would-be criminals run around, dance, recite newspapers stories to each other and have pretend shoot-outs.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis film is a lot of fun. Watch out for the celebrated dance sequence in the cafe and the scene where the three hold a minutes silence and all the noise on the soundtrack is cut off for the duration. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eActing wise, the film is stolen by the lovely Anna Karina (who was Godardu0026#39;s wife at the time) as the sweet, vague woman at the centre of the trio. Godard himself does the voice-over narration relating the story.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eFilmed on the cold, de-glamorised streets of urban Paris, the film has a spontaneous feel that adds a lot to the exhilarating feel of the whole work.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis film is a charming, fun and suspense filled picture from one of the worldu0026#39;s most interesting film-makers.”
