Le Petit Soldat [The Little Soldier]
N.p. N.p., Circa 1963. Vintage reference photograph from the 1963 film, showing director Jean-Luc Godard and cameraman Raoul Coutard capturing a scene. Date stamp and provenance stamp on the verso.
During the Algerian War, a French agent is ordered to assassinate a member of the National Liberation Front of Algeria (FLN), but cannot complete the mission due to his involvement with a pro-FLN woman. Shot in 1960 but not released until 1963 due to a French ban on torture scenes, thus Godard's second feature film, but fourth to be released.
Set in Algeria, shot on location in Switzerland.
10.5 x 7 inches. Near Fine.
Criterion Collection 1010. Grant France.
[Book #160682]
Price: $450.00
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