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Bande à part, or Band of Outsiders, is a 1964 comedy / drama / film noir by French filmmaker Jean-Luc Godard, adapted from the American 1950s pulp fiction Fools' Gold by Dolores Hitchens. Described by Godard himself as " Alice in Wonderland meets Franz Kafka," the film is considered one of the foremost of the French new wave. Odile ( Anna Karina) meets wannabe criminals Arthur ( Claude Brasseur ) and Franz ( Sami Frey ) in an English language class and the two men persuade Odile to assist them in staging a robbery. One of Godard's loveliest and most accessible films, it is best known for its Madison dance sequence (which inspired Quentin Tarantino and Hal HartleyHal Hartley (born November 3, 1959) is a film director and writer. Hartley's unique style has helped him develop a cult following. Many of his films have recurring themes, including settings on Long Island, where he was born. He also uses many of the same) and a record-breaking nine-minute run through the LouvreThe Louvre Museum Musee du Louvre , located in Paris, is one of the largest and most famous museums in the world. The building, a former royal palace (see below), lies in the centre of Paris, between the Seine river and the Rue de Rivoli. Its central cour, a scene which Bernardo BertolucciBernardo Bertolucci (born March 16, 1940) is a writer and film director. Life and work Born in Parma, Italy the first son of a reputed historian, Bertolucci started writing at the age of 15 and soon after received several prestigious literary prizes inclu pays homage to in his 2004 film The Dreamers.
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