I dunno, because I saw Week End and Pierrot Le Fou and Breathless before I really knew anything about Godard. Knowing stuff about Godard made it more interesting, but I still could enjoy the film for its own merits.
I'd say MADE IN USA and 2 or 3 THINGS are the only films of his that really benefit -- perhaps require -- knowledge of the things going on outside of the film itself. Both are pretty.. disasterous trainwrecks of filmmaking. But still really interesting...
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