Amazon.com Essentials:
The movie that heralded the French New Wave movement, this
lean and exciting 1959 film directed by Jean-Luc Godard (A Woman Is a
Woman, Weekend) broke new
ground not only in its unorthodox use of editing and hand-held
photography, but in its unflinching and nonjudgmental portrayal of
amoral youth. Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg play two young lovers
on the run from the law after Belmondo kills a cop and steals a
car. Soon they are on an odyssey through the streets of Paris
searching for some money he is owed so that he and his American
girlfriend can escape to Italy. As a chase picture it features some
startling photography on the streets of Paris, but as a romance it
defies expectations, existing as part tragedy and part Bonnie and Clyde
crime movie. The result is a wholly original film
experience. Inspiring not only a remake starring Richard Gere but
numerous films and television series, Breathless is an
essential part of motion picture history. --Robert Lane
Amazon.com Essentials:
The movie that heralded the French New Wave movement, this
lean and exciting 1959 film directed by Jean-Luc Godard (A Woman Is a
Woman, Weekend) broke new
ground not only in its unorthodox use of editing and hand-held
photography, but in its unflinching and nonjudgmental portrayal of
amoral youth. Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg play two young lovers
on the run from the law after Belmondo kills a cop and steals a
car. Soon they are on an odyssey through the streets of Paris
searching for some money he is owed so that he and his American
girlfriend can escape to Italy. As a chase picture it features some
startling photography on the streets of Paris, but as a romance it
defies expectations, existing as part tragedy and part Bonnie and Clyde
crime movie. The result is a wholly original film
experience. Inspiring not only a remake starring Richard Gere but
numerous films and television series, Breathless is an
essential part of motion picture history. --Robert Lane
