Le petit soldat 1963

Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader: Ubor's contemplative voice-over and Raoul Coutard's somber cinematography make this seem severe compared to the jazzy exuberance of Breathless. Read more

Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: Gradually it becomes clearer that, starting with Le Petit Soldat, Godard was forging his own individualistic art and becoming the most relevant director of our time. Read more

Time Out: Looked at in the context of Godard's later, militant work, this film's analysis is at once naive and fascinating. Read more

Keith Uhlich, Time Out: Even this early in his career, Godard knew how to make audiences viscerally experience and contemplate things they might otherwise not have wanted to. Read more

Scott Foundas, Village Voice: It's a classic espionage plot shot through with a typically heady mix of art and literary references: Klee and Velazquez, Bach and Haydn, Bernanos and Musil. Read more