Give this one about twenty minutes to grow on you. At first you’ll wonder if all of this wasn’t already covered by Contempt and Woman is a Woman. But give it time. It’ll win you over. It should exist. Godard is a wonder, the infant terrible. No doubt.

Here is truth which is more than just choreographic. Just truth.

One amazing thing is how when you watch that apple-eating girl give her vapid responses—you cannot help but love her because of her smile and soft face—you really can’t. You really want her. You really don’t have a choice. (And me with hardly any testosterone left at all.) It’s amazing. This is different from just the general charms of Anna Karina (and me with an Anna Karina button!) or the sheer lust-inspiring shapes of Brigitte Bardot.