to Nicholas Ray and Samuel Fuller, "Hollywood mavericks who were objects of filial awe and Oedipal aggression" for Godard. Reception Made in U.S.A "has rarely been seen in the U.S.A."; it was shown at the 1967 New York Film Festival, prompting The New York Times to call it an "often bewildering potpourri of film narration, imagery and message" and point out that "Anna Karina, as the questing girl friend, supplies not only a luminous beauty but also a unifying thread of humanity." Over forty years later, A.O. Scott saw it at Film Forum and said while it is "far from a lost masterpiece, it is nonetheless a bright and jagged piece of the jigsaw puzzle of Mr. Godard’s career"; he suggested a number of "reasons for non-Godardians" to see the film: There is, for one thing, a pouting and lovely Marianne Faithfull singing an a capella version of 'As Tears Go By.' There are skinny young men smoking and arguing. There are the bright Pop colors of modernity juxtaposed with the weathered, handsome ordinariness of Old France, all of it beautifully photographed by Raoul Coutard. There are political speeches delivered via squawk box. And of course there is a maddening, liberating indifference to conventions of narrative coherence, psychological verisimilitude or emotional accessibility. The film holds a rating of 89% on Rotten Tomatoes. References External links Made in U.S.A. from Rialto Pictures Made in U.S.A. from Film Forum, including a January 2008 Q & A with co-star László Szabó Made in U.S.A: The Long Goodbye an essay by J. Hoberman at the Criterion Collection 1966 films 1966 comedy films 1966 crime films 1960s avant-garde and experimental films 1960s comedy mystery films 1960s crime comedy films Films based on American novels Films based on works by Donald E. Westlake Films directed by Jean-Luc Godard Films set in France Films set in the future French avant-garde and experimental films French comedy mystery films French crime comedy films 1960s French-language films Films set in Atlantic City, New Jersey 1960s French films Foreign films set in the United States