Bande à Part by Jean-Luc Godard (1964)

A triangle: Franz, Arthur, and Odile. Franz, a young man with Alain Delon good looks, has met Odile in an English class. She lives in Joinville with wealthy benefactors and has mentioned to Franz that Mr. Stolz keeps a pile of 10,000 franc notes unlocked in his room. Franz tells his friend Arthur, a swarthy guy whose shady uncle is pressing him for money. Arthur and Franz, who mimic American movie tough guys, case Odile’s house, pressure her to assist them with a burglary, and make passes at her as well. She’s alternately compliant and distressed. Will they pull off the heist?

Bande à Part is one of the leading films about the love triangle between two men and a woman trio in the history of cinema. Godard is also one of the most beloved films of the cinema. The beauty symbol of two men around a woman depicts her efforts to grab the woman very well. Of course, here, as Odile, we watch Anna Karina, the most beautiful actress in the world of the cinema, identified with Godard as the beauty covered in flesh.

As a subject, Arthur and Franz are two very close friends. They want to make a robbery no matter what happens to them to get rich shortly. Franz meets Odile and learns that Odile’s grandmother has a large amount of money in her home. They persuade Odile for this. However, not everything will go well. In addition to the great role of this film in the New Wave trend and in Godard cinema, its contributions to other filmmakers are undeniable.

The legendary Louvre run of Franz, Arthur, and Odile has been traversed over time in another master Bernardo Bertolucci’s The Dreamers (2004), a great example of the Godard master’s attitude. Quentin Tarantino’s production company named “A Band Apart” is proof of how the film influences directors of all ages and genres.

As in other films of Godard, the main role in this film is again Paris. The philosophical chats of our trio in the magnificent cafes are the most enjoyable parts of the movie. The one-minute silence scene is also among the most legendary scenes in cinema history. Bande à Part is one of the most beautiful films of the New Wave movement, with its philosophical lines, citations to famous literary works, music, and exclusive shooting techniques of Godard.