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Overview
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Director:
Writers:
Jean-Luc Godard (screenplay)
François Truffaut (story)
Release Date:
7 February 1961 (USA) more
Tagline:
The film that was banned for 4 years. Why..? (original Finnish poster tagline)
Plot:
A young car thief kills a policeman and tries to persuade a girl to hide in Italy with him. full summary | full synopsis
Awards:
Nominated for BAFTA Film Award. Another 3 wins & 1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(27 articles)
Berlin 2010: Play it Again …! Series
(From Alternative Film Guide. 11 November 2009, 2:01 PM, PST)
Tao Ruspoli's Top Ten Films of All Time
(From ioncinema. 3 November 2009)
User Comments:
To become immortal, and then die more (123 total)
Cast
(Complete credited cast) | Jean-Paul Belmondo | ... | Michel Poiccard |
 | Jean Seberg | ... | Patricia Franchini |
| Daniel Boulanger | ... | Police Inspector Vital |
| Jean-Pierre Melville | ... | Parvulesco |
| Henri-Jacques Huet | ... | Antonio Berrutti |
| Van Doude | ... | Himself |
| Claude Mansard | ... | Claudius Mansard |
 | Jean-Luc Godard | ... | An Informer |
| Richard Balducci | ... | Tolmatchoff |
| Roger Hanin | ... | Cal Zombach |
| Jean-Louis Richard | ... | A Journalist |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Liliane David | ... | Liliane |
| Jean Domarchi | ... | A Drunk |
| Jean Douchet | ... | A Journalist |
| Raymond Huntley | ... | A Journalist |
| André S. Labarthe | ... | A journalist |
| François Moreuil | ... | A journalist |
| Liliane Robin | ... | Minouche |
Additional Details
Also Known As:
Breathless (UK) (subtitle) (USA)
By a Tether (UK) (informal title)
Åndeløs (Denmark) [da]
Acossado (Brazil) [pt]
Al final de la escapada (Spain) [es]
Außer Atem (Germany) (reissue title) [de]
Ausser Atem (West Germany) [de]
Do poslednjeg daha (Serbia) [sr]
Do utraty tchu (Poland) [pl]
Fino all'ultimo respiro (Italy) [it]
Katte ni shiyagare (Japan) [ja]
Kifulladásig (Hungary) [hu]
Me kommeni tin anasa (Greece) [el]
O Acossado (Portugal) [pt]
Serseri asiklar (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Sin aliento (Argentina) [es]
Till sista andetaget (Sweden) [sv]
Viimeiseen hengenvetoon (Finland) [fi]
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Runtime:
90 min
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Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
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Certification:
Finland:K-12 (1996) | Finland:K-16 (1964) | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Chile:14 | Finland:(Banned) (1960) | Sweden:15 | UK:PG | USA:Unrated | West Germany:18 (bw) (nf) | Germany:16
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This film is dedicated to Monogram Pictures. more
Quotes:
[first lines]
Michel Poiccard:
After all, I'm an asshole. After all, yes, I've got to. I've got to!
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in À bout de sexe (1975) more
FAQ
What is the movie playing in the theater when Michel and Patricia are trying to escape from the detectives?Who did the movie's soundtrack? Is it available to buy?
What does it mean when Michel makes those three faces: open mouth, big smile, frown?
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So says the novelist in response to Patricia's question, "What do you hope to attain out of life?" That response is the philosophy of the film and of every character in the film. All want to be in control of their destiny. All want to be something that they are not. None are able to do any of these things. They are all contradictions. How can you die as an immortal? How can Patricia be free and independent is so many other things determine what she can do? How can this film transcend the screen while existing on the screen? This is an amazing film to watch. Goddard fills every scene with ingenuity and energy. He puts his actors in a beautiful environment and lets them do their thing. And they do it extremely well. The actors are beautiful. Not just cosmetically, but spiritually and psychologically. I am not sure that I liked either of the two main characters. I am sure I could not keep my eyes off them. I could not take my eyes off the screen. Techniques that novices today use for no substantial purpose are utilized by Goddard to amazing effect. The greatest filmmakers are the great editors. Goddard makes the editing a character itself. It is the nervous narrator hurrying the film along. It breathlessly awaits the next scene, and leads us to do the same. I like the way Goddard spends prodigious time simply watching his characters. The conversation scene at the center of the film is amazingly long and drawn out, yet I did not find it boring. I found it fascinating. People are fascinating. Everyone is trying to be something. It takes tremendous talent to indulge in the minutiae of existence. A great film.