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Jean-Luc Godard continues his fascination with dime store novels and American crime films with BAND OF OUTSIDERS, a free-spirited romp in the same vein as the director's breakthrough smash, BREATHLESS. The story follows two friends, Arthur (Claude Brasseur) and Franz (Sami Frey), who are searching for a way to make a big score. .. Read more

Starring	Anna Karina, Sami Frey, Claude Brasseur
Director	Jean-Luc Godard
Genres	Drama, World Cinema

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  - 3
  Band of innovators
  
  Bande a part, like Goddards other work from this era must have given the established cinema of the time a real shake up. It is crammed full of innovative, fresh... read more »
  
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  - johnnyfraudster
  - greater london
  - 23 Mar 2004 at 11:21
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  amazing but not as good as Breathless.
  
  amazing but not as good as Breathless. Had to force my girlfriend to watch it, but she liked it. Good introduction to new wave cinema
  
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- - a customer
  - 31 Dec 2011 at 16:13
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  bande a part
  
  Playful and undoubtedly full of influential,groundbreaking cinematic devices but i found 'bande a part' irritating in places and self indulgent.
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  - edinburgh
  - 18 Feb 2011 at 11:02
- - 1
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  A French Classic
  
  This film breaks a lot of cinema rules of its day, and still feels fresh 40 some odd years later. The dance scene is magnificent! Art like this makes me want to... read more »
  
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- - Claus
  - 1 review
  - Bristol
  - 16 Oct 2010 at 20:57
- - 0
  - 0
  Outsiders
  
  Classic Godard. Up there with his best.Racy and pacy this is a typical new wave film.
  
  Bungling and comical crooks making for twists and turns at ... read more »
  
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- - Proactive
  - 24 reviews
  - London
  - 10 Sep 2008 at 22:34
- - 0
  - 2
  Bande A Part
  
  Slow moving French film. Do not know what happened in the end as I could not bear watching it.
  
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  - Banstead
  - 05 Sep 2008 at 15:21
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  Customer Review
  
  "Bande A Part" (The Outsiders) is another stylish 1960's Godard film that is rich in characterisation and features some memorable scenes, but for ... read more »
  
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  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
- - 0
  - 0
  Irritating in the extreme
  
  As someone who would give 5 stars to 'Alphaville,' despite some the philosophical longeurs,
  
  I found the characters in this film self-... read more »
  
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- - MichaelJ
  - 16 reviews
  - London
  - 06 Mar 2008 at 12:21
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  Classic new wave
  
  This is a strange film without any real direction but always watchable and fun. Two strange and confused but somehow cool men compete for the love of a young ... read more »
  
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  - Hackney
  - 15 Mar 2007 at 11:45
- - 1
  - 0
  I'm loopy the lup, the good wolf.
  
  Godard's wonderfully entertaining and spirited film demonstrates his love of noirish American crime films and pulp novels from the 1940's and 50's ... read more »
  
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- - ChesterDent
  - 121 reviews
  - London
  - 07 Mar 2007 at 13:32
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  claire from Hertfordshire
  
  Typically French noir movie; an enjoyable watch with quite a few laughs even though the plot is somewhat dark.
  
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  - 02 Feb 2007 at 12:08
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- - 10
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  Band of innovators
  
  Bande a part, like Goddards other work from this era must have given the established cinema of the time a real shake up. It is crammed full of innovative, fresh... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 301746
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  - johnnyfraudster
  - greater london
  - 23 Mar 2004 at 11:21
- - 6
  - 0
  Joie de Vivre
  
  This is a great little film, made when Godard was at his peak, before his anti-film stance started seeming bitter. It still works today, maybe because modern ... read more »
  
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- - Melon
  - East Sussex
  - 05 Jun 2004 at 00:13
- - 4
  - 0
  More a film-making excerise than anything else
  
  I found this to be more of a film about film-making than a great piece of cinema in its own right. It started fairly slowly and was unlike anything that I'... read more »
  
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  - McClennan
  - 424 reviews
  - St Helens
  - 31 Jan 2005 at 20:08
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  - 0
  Zut Alors!
  
  I've never been a fan of French New wave. I've always found Godard particularly over rated. Here, however I can finally see what it is that people get ... read more »
  
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- - SPP
  - Manchester
  - 13 Sep 2004 at 20:59
- - 1
  - 0
  Hmm at least the comments ont he film were spot on
  
  At the end the guy says that this film is just a B serie film and that he will do better next time or something like that, well event hough he was joking I ... read more »
  
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  - Chantal
  - 1037 reviews
  - London
  - 16 Oct 2005 at 22:59
- - 1
  - 0
  I'm loopy the lup, the good wolf.
  
  Godard's wonderfully entertaining and spirited film demonstrates his love of noirish American crime films and pulp novels from the 1940's and 50's ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 417888
- - ChesterDent
  - 121 reviews
  - London
  - 07 Mar 2007 at 13:32
- - 1
  - 0
  Customer Review
  
  "Bande A Part" (The Outsiders) is another stylish 1960's Godard film that is rich in characterisation and features some memorable scenes, but for ... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 579828
- - a customer
  - UK
  - 23 Jun 2008 at 15:22
- - 1
  - 0
  A French Classic
  
  This film breaks a lot of cinema rules of its day, and still feels fresh 40 some odd years later. The dance scene is magnificent! Art like this makes me want to... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 932298
- - Claus
  - 1 review
  - Bristol
  - 16 Oct 2010 at 20:57
- - 1
  - 0
  bande a part
  
  Playful and undoubtedly full of influential,groundbreaking cinematic devices but i found 'bande a part' irritating in places and self indulgent.
  <... read more »
  
  Report this review
- 965274
- - a customer
  - edinburgh
  - 18 Feb 2011 at 11:02
- - 1
  - 1
  How to rate Bande A Part - Zat iz ze question
  
  I'm really not sure what I should rate this film, but 5 stars is in the right area.
  
  There are moments when Godard's style may come across as ... read more »
  
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- - D Wiggins
  - Stafford
  - 07 Sep 2004 at 15:24

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  Jean-Luc Godard continues his fascination with dime store novels and American crime films with BAND OF OUTSIDERS, a free-spirited romp in the same vein as the director's breakthrough smash, BREATHLESS. The story follows two friends, Arthur (Claude Brasseur) and Franz (Sami Frey), who are searching ...