Le Petit Soldat (France, 1963)

Jean-Luc Godard is one of the most famous French directors ever. In one of his first movies, Le Petit Soldat, we learn about a private detective working and living in Switzerland. During the Algerian war, where rebels fought for the independance of Algeria from France, detective Bruno Forestier is communicating secret information between terrorist groups in Geneva. He meets a Russian girl, Veronique Dreyer, whose accent sounds more French than anything. There are lots of fast shots, cars driving fast along the streets and highways of Switzerland and people running around chasing each other. There is a lot of voice off telling us what our main character, Bruno, thinks about every situation he is experiencing. A little too philosophical and reflective at times, the movie nonetheless keeps you interested until the end.