Breathless
by Jean-Luc Godard1h301959France
Recommended byAkira Kurosawa, Chantal Akerman, Cédric Klapisch, Cristian Mungiu, Lodge Kerrigan, Nicolas Philibert, Mahamat Saleh Haroun, John Woo, Naomi Kawase
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A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he reunites with a hip American journalism student and attempts to persuade her to run away with him to Italy.
Credits
- Distributor : Studiocanal
- Production Compagny : SNC, Imperia Films, Les Productions Georges de Beauregard
- Scenario : François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard
- Photo Director : Raoul Coutard
- Sound Recorder : Jacques Maumont
- Producer : Georges de Beauregard
- Director : Jean-Luc Godard
- Editing : Cécile Decugis
- Original Music : Martial Solal
Technical details
- Printed format : 35 mm
- Sound mix : Stéréo 2.0
- Year of production : 1959
- French release date : 16 mars 1960
- Category : Feature film
- Color : Black and White
- Language : English
Bonus exclusive content
- See special feature
Michel Hazanavicius
about Breathless
I don't claim any Godard legacy, but he is the only one of the "Nouvelle Vague" directors who continued to reinvent cinema. Deeply, I think "La Nouvelle Vague" is Godard.
Bonus archives
- See special featureCinéma Cinémas 07/11/1984: Lang / Godard 1965 (Remontage de l'émission Cinéastes de notre temps 15/03/1967: Le Dinosaure et le bébé)
- See special featureJournal Télévisé de nuit 26/01/1960 : Remise du prix Jean Vigo à Jean-Luc Godard pour À bout de souffle
- See special featureDiscorama 25/03/1960 : Martial Solal à propos de la musique du film
- See special featureBlow up - ARTE : Jean-Luc Godard en 9 minutes
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