Godard's groundbreaking Breathless sees a dash of flair and subversive Gallic insouciance added to the language of American B-movies. Jean-Paul Belmondo plays the thief on the run, Jean Seberg his New York Herald Tribune-selling lover. An iconic example of the nouvelle vague, the film caused a filmic revolution, opening up many new, previously untried possibilities for cinema.
Jean-Luc Godard’s debut New Wave masterpiece is actually one of the zingiest, happiest, liveliest films you ever did see. Jean Seberg is simply bursting with vitality ... more >
Jean-Luc Godard’s debut New Wave masterpiece is actually one of the zingiest, happiest, liveliest films you ever did see. Jean Seberg is simply bursting with vitality and Jean Paul Belmondo plays the archetypal small time criminal in the most stylish manner. The music is so cool. It seems amazing that the film was actually made 40 years ago. A breath of fresh air. < less