This movie was too theoretical. There were long discourses about language and visuals and meaning that I just didn't get. There was also a lack of narrative, which I don't mind so much, but it wasn't easy to follow. There were also shots of industrial production which I found banal and uninspired. Perhaps they were meant as a critique of Captialist society, but they just came off as boring and dull.
The voice overs were also not well done. Godard talks in a whispered voice, but there is little comprehension and relevance to his dialogue. I didn't see how it added to the film. I liked the shots of life in Paris and the consumer culture of the sixties. Yet, even those were pieced together without much meaning.
The interviews with the main character were probably the most innovative part of the film. When she talks to the camera it is interesting, yet soon becomes boring and isn't entertaining. This was a pre 1968 Godard film so his radicalism is nacent but not in full bloom in this film. There is a touch of his criticism of Capitalist society, but they are not as full fledged as his post 1968 films such as La Chinoise, Weekend, or some of the others.
Perhaps I didn't get what the purpose of the film was. It seemed to drone on about theory without any story.
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