Jean-Luc Godard has dubbed this his "Second First Film". Coincidentally, this film was released exactly 20 years after the release of his first film, Breathless (1960).
The film Godard chose to make after his proposed film about Bugsy Seigel which was to star Robert DeNiro and Diane Keaton fell through due to Diane Keaton losing interest.
This film is part of the Criterion Collection, spine #744.
This film has a 100% rating based on 5 critic reviews on Rotten Tomatoes.