A beguiling chapter in life of Jean-Luc Godard, approaching middle age, when he was married to teen starlet Anne Wiazemsky (movie was based on her novel "Un an après") is also (biased) account of Godard's struggle to separate his politics and cinema from personal relationship with friends and his lover.
Godard is portrayed as an uptight and unredeemable cynic, often sulky, sarcasm-driven, biting critic of contemporary cinema and a pretentious revolutionist wannabe. His insensitivitiness and unapologetic views pisses folks off while close friends are disappointed by his actions and zero empathy. However, it's presented in such a tongue-in-cheek way and with a strong sense of irony, aided by a strong Louis Garrel performance that the famed filmmaker comes across as a likeable contrarian with a streak of insecurity particularly when it comes to his wife.
The scene in the packed car on 800km ride back to Paris (the inflated ego of Godard clashing with rest of the occupants including director Michel Cournot) is extremely amusing.
From a fawning young wife infatuated with Godard's intellectualism and passion for the causes he's fighting for to a frustrated lover alienated by his confrontational behavior and misanthropy, Stacy Martin's Anne is enigmatically broody, a stoic silent type with (au) natural aura of sexiness.
Godard is portrayed as an uptight and unredeemable cynic, often sulky, sarcasm-driven, biting critic of contemporary cinema and a pretentious revolutionist wannabe. His insensitivitiness and unapologetic views pisses folks off while close friends are disappointed by his actions and zero empathy. However, it's presented in such a tongue-in-cheek way and with a strong sense of irony, aided by a strong Louis Garrel performance that the famed filmmaker comes across as a likeable contrarian with a streak of insecurity particularly when it comes to his wife.
The scene in the packed car on 800km ride back to Paris (the inflated ego of Godard clashing with rest of the occupants including director Michel Cournot) is extremely amusing.
From a fawning young wife infatuated with Godard's intellectualism and passion for the causes he's fighting for to a frustrated lover alienated by his confrontational behavior and misanthropy, Stacy Martin's Anne is enigmatically broody, a stoic silent type with (au) natural aura of sexiness.