Pierrot le Fou (1965), directed by Jean-Luc Godard, is a seminal work of the French New Wave that functions more like a cinematic essay on estrangement
The film follows Ferdinand Griffon (Jean-Paul Belmondo), an unhappily married man who abandons his stultifying bourgeois existence pierrot.le.fou
Helping Hands in Godard's Films: Pierrot le Fou - floating world Pierrot le Fou (1965), directed by Jean-Luc Godard,
Godard famously stated that "cinema is truth 24 times a second," and Pierrot le Fou puts this into practice by constantly reminding the viewer they are watching a movie. Breaking the Fourth Wall Pierrot le Fou (1965)
: Marianne is enigmatic and restless, representing the "active" life that eventually leads to their downfall.