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The Resource Le petit soldat, [Productions Georges de Beauregard ; Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC) ; produced by Georges de Beauregard ; written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard]

Le petit soldat, [Productions Georges de Beauregard ; Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC) ; produced by Georges de Beauregard ; written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard]

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"Before his convention-shattering debut, Breathless, had even premiered, Jean-Luc Godard leapt into the making of his second feature, a thriller that would tackle the most controversial subject in France: the use of torture in the Algerian War. Despite his lack of political convictions, a photojournalist Bruno Forestier (Michel Subor) is roped into a paramilitary group waging a shadow war in Geneva against the Algerian independence movement. Anna Karina (in her first collaboration with Godard, whose camera is visibly besotted with her) is beguiling as the mysterious woman with whom Forrestier becomes infatuated. Banned for two and a half years by French censors for its depiction of brutal tactics on the part of the French government and the Algerian fighters alike, Le petit soldat finds the young Godard already retooling cinema as a vehicle for existential inquiry, political argument, and ephemeral portraiture--in other words, as a medium for delivering 'truth twenty-four times per second'"--Container
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  • fre
  • eng
  • fre
  • fre
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Publication
Edition
DVD special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (88 min.)
Note
  • Title from screen; film lacks credits; production credits from container
  • Originally produced in 1963
  • Features: High-definition digital restoration, approved by cinematographer Raoul Coutard; Interview with director Jean-Luc Godard from 1965; Interview with actor Michael Subor from 1963; Audio interview with Godard and Gideon Bachman from 1961; New English subtitle translation; on insert, an essay from critic Nicholas Elliott
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9781681436791
Instance
Label
Le petit soldat
Title
Le petit soldat
Statement of responsibility
[Productions Georges de Beauregard ; Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC) ; produced by Georges de Beauregard ; written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard]
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Little soldier
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Language
  • fre
  • eng
  • fre
  • fre
Summary
"Before his convention-shattering debut, Breathless, had even premiered, Jean-Luc Godard leapt into the making of his second feature, a thriller that would tackle the most controversial subject in France: the use of torture in the Algerian War. Despite his lack of political convictions, a photojournalist Bruno Forestier (Michel Subor) is roped into a paramilitary group waging a shadow war in Geneva against the Algerian independence movement. Anna Karina (in her first collaboration with Godard, whose camera is visibly besotted with her) is beguiling as the mysterious woman with whom Forrestier becomes infatuated. Banned for two and a half years by French censors for its depiction of brutal tactics on the part of the French government and the Algerian fighters alike, Le petit soldat finds the young Godard already retooling cinema as a vehicle for existential inquiry, political argument, and ephemeral portraiture--in other words, as a medium for delivering 'truth twenty-four times per second'"--Container
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videorecording
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Credits note
Cinematography, Raoul Coutard ; editing, Agnès Guillemot, Lila Herman, Nadine Trintignant ; music, Maurice Leroux
Dewey number
791.43/72
Intended audience
Rating: Not rated
Language note
French dialogue with optional English subtitles
LC call number
PN1997
LC item number
.P4658 2020
PerformerNote
Anna Karina, Michel Subor, Henri-Jacques Huet, Paul Beauvais, László Szabó
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorDate
  • 1930-2022
  • 1940-2019
  • 1935-2022
  • 1936-
  • 1931-
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  • Godard, Jean-Luc
  • Beauregard, Georges de
  • Karina, Anna
  • Subor, Michel
  • Huet, Henri-Jacques
  • Beauvais, Paul
  • Szabó, László
  • Coutard, Raoul
  • Guillemot, Agnès
  • Herman, Lila
  • Trintignant, Nadine
  • Le Roux, Maurice
  • Elliott, Nicholas
  • Société nouvelle de cinématographie
  • Criterion Collection (Firm)
Runtime
88
Series statement
Criterion collection
Series volume
1010
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  • Photojournalists
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Military deserters
  • Nationalism
  • Assassination
  • Torture
  • France
  • Algeria
  • Photojournalists
  • Assassination
  • Man-woman relationships
  • Military deserters
  • Nationalism
  • Social conditions
  • Torture
  • Algeria
  • France
Technique
live action
Label
Le petit soldat, [Productions Georges de Beauregard ; Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC) ; produced by Georges de Beauregard ; written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard]
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Publication
Note
  • Title from screen; film lacks credits; production credits from container
  • Originally produced in 1963
  • Features: High-definition digital restoration, approved by cinematographer Raoul Coutard; Interview with director Jean-Luc Godard from 1965; Interview with actor Michael Subor from 1963; Audio interview with Godard and Gideon Bachman from 1961; New English subtitle translation; on insert, an essay from critic Nicholas Elliott
Accompanying material
1 folded sheet (12 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 47 x 33 cm folded to 12 x 18 cm)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1128831562
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
DVD special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (88 min.)
Isbn
9781681436791
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
715515240314
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
CC3107D
Recording technique
stamping
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD, NTSC, region 1; 4:3 fullscreen (1.37:1 aspect ratio); Dolby monaural
Video recording format
DVD
Label
Le petit soldat, [Productions Georges de Beauregard ; Société Nouvelle de Cinématographie (SNC) ; produced by Georges de Beauregard ; written and directed by Jean-Luc Godard]
Publication
Note
  • Title from screen; film lacks credits; production credits from container
  • Originally produced in 1963
  • Features: High-definition digital restoration, approved by cinematographer Raoul Coutard; Interview with director Jean-Luc Godard from 1965; Interview with actor Michael Subor from 1963; Audio interview with Godard and Gideon Bachman from 1961; New English subtitle translation; on insert, an essay from critic Nicholas Elliott
Accompanying material
1 folded sheet (12 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 47 x 33 cm folded to 12 x 18 cm)
Carrier category
videodisc
Carrier category code
  • vd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
black and white
Configuration of playback channels
monaural
Content category
two-dimensional moving image
Content type code
  • tdi
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1128831562
Dimensions
4 3/4 in. +
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • other
Edition
DVD special edition.
Extent
1 videodisc (88 min.)
Isbn
9781681436791
Media category
video
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • v
Medium for sound
videodisc
Other control number
715515240314
Other physical details
sound, black and white
Publisher number
CC3107D
Recording technique
stamping
Sound on medium or separate
sound on medium
Specific material designation
videodisc
System details
DVD, NTSC, region 1; 4:3 fullscreen (1.37:1 aspect ratio); Dolby monaural
Video recording format
DVD

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