Le Petit Soldat (2005)

  • 14
  • 07/22/2005 (BR)
  • Drama, Romance
  • 1h 27m

Overview

In 1958, during the Algerian War, Bruno Forestier, a young man belonging to a far-right group fighting against the Algerian resistance, arrives from France in Geneva. As a cover for deserting the French army, he is given a job as a photographer. The group's leader, a Poujadist MP, tasks him with killing a Swiss radio journalist, Palivoda, a supporter of the Algerian cause. A friend introduces Bruno to a young girl who "has the same kind of mouth as Leslie Caron" and who wants to become a model, and bets him $50 that he will fall in love with her; shortly after introducing him to Véronica, an aspiring actress, he succeeds. The Little Soldier is Jean-Luc Godard's second feature film after Breathless, and it is Godard's first film with Anna Karina. Filmed in 1960, but not released until January 25, 1963 due to a censorship ban.

Jean-Luc Godard

Director, Writer

Cast

Michel Subor's headshot

Michel Subor

Bruno Forestier
Anna Karina's headshot

Anna Karina

Veronica Dreyer
Henri-Jacques Huet's headshot

Henri-Jacques Huet

Jacques
Paul Beauvais's headshot

Paul Beauvais

Paul
László Szabó's headshot

László Szabó

Laszlo
Georges de Beauregard's headshot

Georges de Beauregard

Activist Leader (uncredited)
Gilbert Edard's headshot

Gilbert Edard

(uncredited)
Jean-Luc Godard's headshot

Jean-Luc Godard

Man at Railway Station (uncredited)

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