Pierrot le Fou

Pierrot le Fou

You've met the tame Godard, the love Godard, the think Godard, ...now meet the wild Godard!

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard

Produced by DDL Cinematografica, Rome-Paris Films

1965110 min7.3 / 10

A restless, formally inventive romance about escape and disillusionment that privileges style, ideas, and visual experimentation over narrative coherence.

Pierrot escapes his boring society and travels from Paris to the Mediterranean Sea with Marianne, a girl chased by hit-men from Algeria. They lead an unorthodox life, always on the run.

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  • Is Pierrot le Fou one of a kind? Yes, very. More singular than 99% of films.

  • Is Pierrot le Fou sad? Yes. More sad than 82% of films.

  • Is Pierrot le Fou scary? Yes. More frightening than 76% of films.

  • Does Pierrot le Fou end with hope? Not especially. Less hopeful than 70% of films.

  • Is Pierrot le Fou violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is Pierrot le Fou easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity96

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Surprise48

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love80

How much audiences actually like it

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