Probably my favorite Godard? Glad I got to catch the new 4k restoration in NYC.
His eccentricities work best in comedy, where they are expressed through quirkiness and gags instead of pretention. This is a hilarious, lighthearted romp: I laughed out loud throughout. Anna Karina's performance stands out as she carries the film on her back. In essence, this is an anti-musical that inverts the tropes of the genre while celebrating them all the same. The inverse of umbrellas of cherbourg, embracing the lighthearted themes of the musical while radically departing the form. This should be your entry into Godard, not breathless.
