Tag: Road Movie

  • PIERROT LE FOU

    PIERROT LE FOU

    “Pierrot le Fou” is a 1965 French New Wave film directed by Jean-Luc Godard, based on the novel “Obsession” by Lionel White. The film stars Jean-Paul Belmondo as Ferdinand Griffon, also known as Pierrot, and Anna Karina as Marianne Renoir. The story follows Ferdinand, a bored and disillusioned husband who leaves his bourgeois life and…

  • Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN

    Y TU MAMA TAMBIEN

    “Y Tu Mamá También” is a 2001 Mexican drama directed by Alfonso Cuarón. The movie revolves around two teenage friends, Julio (played by Gael García Bernal) and Tenoch (played by Diego Luna), who embark on a transformative road trip with an older woman, Luisa (played by Maribel Verdú). The story begins in Mexico City when…

  • TWO-LANE BLACKTOP

    TWO-LANE BLACKTOP

    “Two-Lane Blacktop,” a 1971 road movie directed by Monte Hellman and written by Rudy Wurlitzer. The film follows two drag racers, referred to only as The Driver and The Mechanic (played by musicians James Taylor and Dennis Wilson), traveling across the country in a souped-up 1955 Chevy racing car, looking for competition and avoiding any…