Jean-Luc Godard Collection Vol.1 DVD – Eddie Constantine, Jeanne Moreau

Quartet of films from the enfant terrible of modern French cinema, Jean Luc Godard. ‘A Bout De Souffle’ (1959) was a revelation on its release and remains a film that has had a lasting effect on cinematic direction over the years. The story of a young Jean Paul Belmondo on the run in Paris, it heralded a new fascination with stylish cool. ‘Alphaville’ (1965) is the story of a private eye transported to a planet where logic rules over human emotion and explores the confrontation between individual freedoms and the state. Written and directed by Godard, it won the Golden Bear award at Berlin in 1965. ‘Made in the USA’ (1966) was Godard’s homage to the noir thrillers of the past, and saw Anna Karina track down the killer of her lover. As ever, Godard brings his unique style to bear with a new wave take on an old story. ‘Passion’ (1982), set closer to home, explores the tangled relationships that exist between art, life and love. While attempting to make a film at a hotel, Polish film director Jerzy becomes involved with both the owner and a local factory worker. Having no script to speak of, Jerzy must quickly decide upon a solution, as the boundaries between reality and art blur.

Includes the classic Nouvelle Vague (New Wave) Godard films Alphaville Une Femme Est Une Femme and Le Petite Soldat. A Bout De Souffle La Chinoise and Made In The USA. Alphaville: Agent Lemmy Caution (Eddie Constantine) arrives in the futuristic city of Alphaville to find out the fate of his predecessor only to discover a beautiful scientist’s daughter amid a culture where self-expression is outlawed and computer Alpha60 runs the city… Une Femme Est Une Femme: A nightclub stripper who is anxious to have a baby with her boyfriend turns to his best friend when he refuses… Le Petite Soldat: Set during the Algerian War ‘Le Petit Soldat’ follows Bruno Forestier a disillusioned young deserter who becomes involved in the French nationalist movement. He is ordered to kill an Algerian sympathizer and although does not hold deep political beliefs commits the murder and undergoes torture when captured. At the same time he meets and falls in love with a women (Anna Karina in her film debut) who he does not know is fighting for the other side… A Bout De Souffle: Michel Poiccard (Jean-Paul Belmondo) an ex-airline steward turned hoodlum steals a car and heads to Paris. Discovering a gun in the car’s glove department he uses it to shoot and kill a cop who tries to wave him down. He wants to escape to Italy with his American girlfriend Patricia (Jean Seberg) but the police are after him and he is distracted by all the pleasures Paris has to offer. La Chinoise: A group of Parisian students philosophise on how the activities of revolutionary China and the theories of Maoism could be applied to fracture Western society…. Made In The USA: Paula Nelson investigates the death of her lover in Atlantic City. She has Many encounters with gangsters…