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Bande à part (Band of Outsiders) / Jean-Luc Godard / 1964

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infinitetext: Jean-Luc Godard, Band of Outsiders, 1964.

Bande à part (1964)

Bande à part aka Band of Outsiders, starring the dreamy Anna Karina. two aimless loafers looking for a quick buck try emulating their American film heroes, roping in their female classmate to pull off a get rich quick heist. of course, it all goes to hell, but not before they take the world's fastest tour of the Louvre, and perform the Madison in one of French cinema's most iconic scenes.

Famous dance scene in Bande à part (Band of Outsiders) (1964), dir. by Jean-Luc Godard - "the Madison"

The idea of life without company fell suddenly. It crashed through the ceiling on me and pinned me to the pine. Layer upon layer of hope and doubt will crush bones to oil in time.