0 0 8 ▁was ▁un available ▁on ▁DVD ▁in ▁North ▁America . ▁However ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁critics ▁such ▁as ▁Paul ine ▁K ael , ▁Andrew ▁S arr is ▁and ▁Ren ata ▁Ad ler ▁have ▁ha iled ▁it ▁as ▁among ▁his ▁best . ▁Given ▁that ▁the ▁film ▁was ▁made ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁— ▁one ▁year ▁before ▁violent ▁student ▁protest ▁became ▁a ▁manifest ▁social ▁reality ▁in ▁France ▁— ▁La ▁Ch ino ise ▁is ▁now ▁regarded ▁as ▁an ▁un c ann ily ▁pres cient ▁and ▁insight ful ▁exam ination ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Left ▁activ ism ▁during ▁those ▁years . ▁ ▁Al ong ▁with ▁Pier rot ▁le ▁fou , ▁Mas cul in , ▁fémin in , ▁Two ▁or ▁Three ▁Things ▁I ▁Know ▁About ▁Her ▁and ▁Week ▁End , ▁La ▁Ch ino ise ▁is ▁often ▁seen ▁as ▁signal ing ▁a ▁decis ive ▁step ▁towards ▁God ard ' s ▁event ual ▁ren unci ation ▁of ▁" bour ge ois " ▁narr ative ▁film making . ▁By ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁he ▁had ▁switched ▁to ▁an ▁over t ly - polit ical ▁phase ▁of ▁revolution ary ▁Ma o ist - collect iv ist ▁did actic ▁films ▁with ▁Jean - Pierre ▁Gor in ▁and ▁the ▁D z iga ▁Ver to v ▁Group , ▁which ▁last ed ▁for ▁the ▁next ▁six ▁years ▁until ▁ 1 9 7 3 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁▁▁ ▁Jean - L uc ▁God ard ▁et ▁La ▁Ch ino ise - ▁an ▁Ess ay ▁M IM ▁( ma o ist )