Monday, 28 October 2013

To become immortal then die

Breathless (1960)

Directed by Jean-Luc Godard this French film stars Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg. After killing a policeman a criminal spends time in Paris trying to convince his American girl friend to leave for Italy with him.

Coming with a big reputation this film is an interesting experiment in going against the norms of the studio films that had come before it. While the film no doubt has it's interesting elements it is one of those films that has a bigger impact in it's era than on modern audiences but is still well worth watching for those interested in film development. The plot is not bad but like the execution of the film is a bit of an anti-film at times focusing on the down time between the big events which works surprisingly well.


4/5

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