# Le Petit Soldat (1963)

> A politically divided French agent and a left-wing militant fall in love while suspicion and torture close around them during the Algerian War.

Canonical page: https://ember.film/movie/34308

## Facts

- Runtime: 87 min
- Genres: Drama, Romance
- Director: Jean-Luc Godard
- Cast: Michel Subor, Anna Karina, Henri-Jacques Huet, Paul Beauvais, László Szabó, Georges de Beauregard, Gilbert Edard, Jean-Luc Godard
- TMDB rating: 6.9/10
- IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0054177/

## Ember's analysis

- Pacing: measured
- Intensity: strong
- Complexity: layered
- Violence: graphic
- Mood: brooding, paranoid, intimate, serious film night, political cinema viewing

## Synopsis

In a world torn by conflict, love finds a way amidst the chaos of war.

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