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Jean-Luc Godard's early films proved the adage that all you need to make a movie is a girl and a gun. Whether in crime thrillers like the era-defining A Bout de Souffle (1960) or philosophical science-fiction masterworks like Alphaville (1965), the Nouvelle Vague auteur alternated between romance and action. The violence that peppers Godard's early films seems 'muted', however, prompting this exhaustive study of the director's techniques for depicting violence. Gunshots and car crashes happen off-screen, bottles are smashed silently on victims' skulls, and fistfights are played for laughs. Working with close reference to films including A Bout de Souffle, Vivre Sa Vie, Alphaville, Pierrot le Fou, Weekend and Le Mepris, this is a challenging academic study of the early work of one of cinema's greatest living directors. NEW EDITION: This book includes a bonus essay on Jean-Pierre Jeunet's 2001 film Le Fabuleux Destin d'Amelie Poulain.

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