Marianne refers to Ferdinand as Pierrot, a historical French clown dressed in white who is “played the fool” throughout the movie. She is being honest and telling Ferdinand she is going to deceive him but he is too engrossed in his own interests to pay attention. At the end, the red and yellow dynamite around his neck mimic Pierrot’s big white collar. The blue on his face could reference France, or I also wondered if it completes the primary color scheme of red and yellow dynamite. As he blows himself up, red, yellow, and blue, the colors that make up all other colors, become neutralized as he himself is neutralized. Jan
The use of Color in Pierrot Le Fou? over 3 years ago
Marianne refers to Ferdinand as Pierrot, a historical French clown dressed in white who is “played the fool” throughout the movie. She is being honest and telling Ferdinand she is going to deceive him but he is too engrossed in his own interests to pay attention. At the end, the red and yellow dynamite around his neck mimic Pierrot’s big white collar. The blue on his face could reference France, or I also wondered if it completes the primary color scheme of red and yellow dynamite. As he blows himself up, red, yellow, and blue, the colors that make up all other colors, become neutralized as he himself is neutralized. Jan
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