Bande a Part (1964)

Director Jean-Luc Godard

Godard takes a ‘Série Noire” thriller and spins a fast and loose tale that continues his love affairs with both Hollywood and with actress Anna Karina. Karina at her most naive is taken up by two self-conscious toughs and they try to learn English, do extravagant mimes of the death of Billy the Kid, execute some neat dance steps, run around the Louvre at high speed, and rob one of Karina’s aunts with the most disastrous of consequences. One of Godard’s most open and enjoyable films.