Aragon praised the film, stating "There is one thing of which I am sure... art today is Jean-Luc Godard." Writing in 1969, Andrew Sarris called Pierrot le fou "the kind of last film a director can make only once in his career." On review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes the film received an 86% "Certified Fresh" approval rating, based on 43 reviews collected with an average rating of 8.12/10. The website's critical consensus: "Colorful, subversive, and overall beguiling, Pierrot Le Fou is arguably Jean-Luc Godard's quintessential work." In the 2012 Sight & Sound polls, it was ranked the 42nd-greatest film ever made in the critics' poll and 91st in the directors' poll. In 2018 the film ranked 74th on the BBC's list of the 100 greatest foreign-language films, as voted on by 209 film critics from 43 countries. In the 2022 Sight& Sound poll, it was ranked the 84th-greatest film ever made in the critic's poll. See also List of submissions to the 38th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film List of French submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film The Hair (film), also based on the Obsession novel Notes References External links Pierrot le Fou at Le Film Guide Pierrot le fou: Self-Portrait in a Shattered Lens an essay by Richard Brody at the Criterion Collection 1965 films 1965 crime drama films 1960s avant-garde and experimental films 1960s drama road movies 1965 romantic drama films Films based on American novels Films directed by Jean-Luc Godard Films set in Paris Films set on beaches Films set on the French Riviera Films shot in Paris French avant-garde and experimental films French crime drama films French drama road movies 1960s French-language films French romantic drama films 1960s French films