

Masculin Féminin
Original Title: “Masculin féminin”
“Jean-Luc Godard's Swinging Look at Youth and Love in Paris Today!”
Overview
Paul, a young idealist trying to figure out what he wants to do with his life, takes a job interviewing people for a marketing research firm. He moves in with aspiring pop singer Madeleine. Paul, however, is disillusioned by the growing commercialism in society, while Madeleine just wants to be successful. The story is told in a series of 15 unrelated vignettes.
Top Cast

Jean-Pierre Léaud
Paul

Chantal Goya
Madeleine Zimmer

Marlène Jobert
Élisabeth Choquet
Michel Debord
Robert Packard

Catherine-Isabelle Duport
Catherine-Isabelle

Evabritt Strandberg
She (Woman in the Film)

Birger Malmsten
He (Man in the Film)

Yves Afonso
Man Who Kills Himself (uncredited)

Henri Attal
The Other Porn Book Reader (uncredited)
Mickey Baker
Record Producer (uncredited)

Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte Bardot (uncredited)

Antoine Bourseiller
Brigitte Bardot's Director (uncredited)
Key Film Crew
Production Stats
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