Ferdinand Griffon
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Ferdinand Griffon is the disillusioned, free-spirited protagonist of Jean-Luc Godard’s 1965 French New Wave film "Pierrot le Fou," who abandons bourgeois life for a doomed, anarchic road adventure.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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film character ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Pierrot NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
1965 film Pierrot le Fou
NERFINISHED
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Pierrot le Fou NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | French New Wave cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
crime film elements
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road movie conventions ⓘ |
| belongsToFictionalWorkGenre | romantic crime drama ⓘ |
| cinematicFunction |
Godardian anti-hero
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vehicle for political and aesthetic commentary ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| creator | Jean-Luc Godard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceYear | 1965 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genreContext | French New Wave NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| goesOn | road trip ⓘ |
| hasFullName | Ferdinand Griffon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRelationshipWith | Marianne Renoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfFictionalUniverse | French ⓘ |
| medium | film ⓘ |
| narrativeArc |
abandons family and bourgeois comfort
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becomes involved in crime ⓘ flees across southern France ⓘ |
| narrativeMotivation |
escapes consumerist society
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rejects bourgeois life ⓘ seeks freedom ⓘ |
| narrativeOutcome | tragic ending ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
alienation
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anti-consumerism ⓘ doomed romance ⓘ existential crisis ⓘ |
| occupationInStory | former advertising executive ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
anarchic
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disillusioned ⓘ free-spirited ⓘ rebellious ⓘ romantic ⓘ |
| philosophicalAspect |
embodies existential rebellion
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questions meaning of modern life ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Jean-Paul Belmondo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| romanticRelationshipWith | Marianne Renoir NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| visualSignature | painted blue face in climactic scenes ⓘ |
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