Filmed in 1960 and withheld from release until 1963 because of its direct portrayal of French mistreatment of Algerian independence fighters, Jean-Luc Godard's *Le petit soldat* combines a political thriller with elements of a romantic story. Bruno (Michel Subor) is a French operative stationed in Geneva, engaged in an undercover conflict against Arab spies who support the Algerian cause. Weary of his superiors’ dema…