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Les Carabiniers (1963) tells the story of two poor men called to serve in battle, lured by promises of the world's riches. Ulysses ( Marino Mase) and Michelangelo ( Albert Juross) receive letters from the king of their fictional country that allow them to have complete freedom from consequence while fighting in the war, in return for anything ...
The film involves two cretinous brothers, named Ulysses and Michelangelo for some reason, who live in a shack in a dump with their slatternly wives. One day two carabiniers arrive with a letter from the king: The brothers are cordially invited to attend the war.
The Carabineers: Directed by Jean-Luc Godard. With Marino Masé, Patrice Moullet, Geneviève Galéa, Catherine Ribeiro. During a war in an imaginary country, unscrupulous soldiers recruit poor farmers with promises of an easy and happy life. Two of these farmers write to their wives of their exploits.
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- Comedy, Drama, War
- Jean-Luc Godard
- 1967-09-27
Jun 18, 2018 · Jean-Luc Godard’s 1963 film Les Carabiniers is a carnivalesque procession of sight gags and consumerist satire—a skewering of the French government’s manipulation of its citizenry that set an early precedent for Godard’s full-on turn to political filmmaking in the late ’60s.
Les carabiniers. Unscrupulous people make promises of riches and power to lure country bumpkins (Marino Masé, Albert Juross) into a war. This startling, craggy picture is...
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- Marino Masé
- Jean-Luc Godard
- Comedy, Drama, War
“Les Carabiniers” is a slight film about two poor rural men who are drafted into a conflict of unknown origin. The two at first show reluctance to throw aside the nothing they have to lose. However, they are quickly goaded into action with promises from their king, of treasures…
Overview. During a war in an imaginary country, unscrupulous soldiers recruit poor farmers with promises of an easy and happy life. Two of these farmers write to their wives of their exploits. Jean-Luc Godard. Director, Writer.
