Number Two (French: Numéro deux), by Jean-Luc Godard and Anne-Marie Miéville, is a 1975 experimental film about a young family in a social housing complex in France.
The film's distinct style involves presenting two images on screen simultaneously, leading to multiple interpretations of the story and to comments on the film-making and editing process.
Quand il y a du plaisir à être chômeur, alors c’est le fascisme qui s’installe.
Vanessa states: “Sometimes what my parents do is pretty; sometimes it’s caca.” Sandrine and Pierre’s family is “observed” by static cameras that were installed in rooms of an apartment and that were later played back and recorded on 35 mm film.
The sound design emphasises the outside noises (birds singing, children playing) over the people’s dialogue, giving the effect of the outside world coming in and affecting what occurs in the home.