Comments on: MADE IN U.S.A / 2 OR 3 THINGS I KNOW ABOUT HER Review: Anna Karina d: Jean-Luc Godard http://www.altfg.com/blog/dvds/made-in-usa-jean-luc-godard-anna-karina/ The Oscars, film awards, new releases, Los Angeles screenings, movie classics, gay movies, film festivals, box office, foreign and independent films Sat, 11 Feb 2012 05:29:46 +0000 hourly 1 By: Doug Johnsonhttp://www.altfg.com/blog/dvds/made-in-usa-jean-luc-godard-anna-karina/#comment-480845 Doug Johnson Wed, 19 Aug 2009 17:47:40 +0000 http://www.altfg.com/blog/?p=15172#comment-480845 'Made in U.S.A.' is tough (as tough as Anna Karina's onscreen investigator) to crack, though it is very engaging for a viewer to attempt to do so. The film seems virtually incoherent, though if one takes a good look at 'The Big Sleep', a film it very much mimics, that earlier work does not make much narrative sense, either. So, throwing logic out and interacting with the cinematic possibilities of Godard's Disney-cartoon-starring-Bogart is a rewarding approach. '2 or 3 Things I Know About Her' is the better film, imo (though not as much fun), and a nice segue into Godard's dense political phase. It is a lovely film visually as noted (and bravo for noting Godard's humor), which is in contrast to some of the frustrations Godard expresses (with women, with the 'new city', etc.). Marina Vlady is, imo, pretty brilliant in the lead in an unassuming manner. 'Made in U.S.A.' is tough (as tough as Anna Karina's onscreen investigator) to crack, though it is very engaging for a viewer to attempt to do so. The film seems virtually incoherent, though if one takes a good look at 'The Big Sleep', a film it very much mimics, that earlier work does not make much narrative sense, either. So, throwing logic out and interacting with the cinematic possibilities of Godard's Disney-cartoon-starring-Bogart is a rewarding approach.

'2 or 3 Things I Know About Her' is the better film, imo (though not as much fun), and a nice segue into Godard's dense political phase. It is a lovely film visually as noted (and bravo for noting Godard's humor), which is in contrast to some of the frustrations Godard expresses (with women, with the 'new city', etc.). Marina Vlady is, imo, pretty brilliant in the lead in an unassuming manner.

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