Container of (work): Masculin féminin (Motion picture)
Notes:
Chantal Goya, Marlène Jobert, Catherine-Isabelle Duport, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Michel Debord, Eva-Britt Strandberg, Birger Malmsten, Brigitte Bardot. Based on the short stories "La femme de Paul" and "Le signe" by Guy de Maupassant. Originally released as a motion picture in 1966. Full screen (1.37:1). New 4K digital restoration, approved by cinematographer Willy Kurant. Special features: Interview from 1966 with actor Chantal Goya; interviews from 2004 and 2005 with Goya, Kurant, and Jean-Luc Godard collaborator Jean-Pierre Gorin; discussion of the film from 2004 between film critics Freddy Buache and Dominique Païni; footage from Swedish television of Godard directing the "film within the film" scene; trailers; Plus: An essay by film critic Adrian Martin and a reprint of a 1966 report from the set by French journalist Philippe Labro.
Summary:
Paul, a young idealistic would-be intellectual, struggles to forge a relationship with incipient pop star Madeleine in 1960s Paris.
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