| This little soldier is a classic. |
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| written by MMeldola |
February 7, 2005 - 1:18 PM PST |
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I would argue that Le Petit Soldat IS one of Godard's best films. The screenplay is not as didactic in this movie as later Godard films tended to be. Further, the structure is not as jazzy as "New Wave" enthusiasts might expect. Rather, Le Petit Soldat's strengths lie in the plot's examination of character in the hellish context of a "dirty war". Godard distances the viewer from feeling too compassionate for the characters; their motivations seem murky. The film dramatizes the end of innocence for the French in the same way that the news coverage of the Vietnem War pulled the wool away from our eyes in the US.
If I'm wrong and this is not one of Jean-Luc Godard's best, even an average Godard is better than almost any new release! |
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