The Frame

Angela (Anna Karina) wants to have a baby. Her boyfriend Emile (Jean-Claude Brialy) isn’t terribly excited by the idea and jokingly foists her off onto their friend Alfred (Jean-Paul Belmondo) – who is himself deeply in love with Angela. Though there’s real conflict in the relationships, the overarching tone is farcical, and I dare you to watch the film without a smile on your face. And, being a Jean-Luc Godard film, it’s got more of interest than just the story–his experimentation here is largely confined to the soundtrack, which goes from unexpectedly loud and foregrounded to bracingly absent, almost making the film a musical. Because of Godard’s technical playfulness, the film is of interest from a film studies point of view, but it’s also just plain fun. Don’t make it your only Godard film, but it’d be a great place to start. See some clips and commentary in my post here.
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