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Breathless

Movie
1960
1h 30m
NR
French
Drama, Crime
User Score: 
7.8
Critic Score: 
91
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A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away to Italy with him.
Breathless Poster

Breathless

NR
Movie
1960
1h 30m
French
Drama, Crime
A small-time thief steals a car and impulsively murders a motorcycle policeman. Wanted by the authorities, he attempts to persuade a girl to run away to Italy with him.
Rating
WATCHMODE
7.8
IMDB
Breathless (1960) on IMDb
CRITIC SCORE
91

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JeanPaul Belmondo
Michel Poiccard / László Kovács
Jean Seberg
Patricia Franchini
Daniel Boulanger
Police Inspector Vital
HenriJacques Huet
Antonio Berrutti
Roger Hanin
Carl Zubart
Van Doude
American Journalist, Patricia's Fri...
Claude Mansard
Claudius Mansard
Liliane Dreyfus
Liliane / Minouche
Michel Fabre
Police Inspector #2
JeanPierre Melville
Parvulesco the Writer
JeanLuc Godard
The Snitch
Richard Balducci
Tolmatchoff
Andr S Labarthe
Journalist at Orly
Franois Moreuil
Journalist at Orly
Grard Brach
Photographer (uncredited)
Philippe de Broca
A Journalist (uncredited)
Jos Bnazraf
Man in a White Car (uncredited)
Jean Domarchi
A Drunk (uncredited)
Jean Douchet
A Journalist (uncredited)
Raymond Huntley
A Journalist (uncredited)
Louiguy
(uncredited)
Michel Mourlet
Audience in the Movie Theater (uncr...
Guido Orlando
(uncredited)
Directed By: Jean-Luc Godard
Written By: Jean-Luc Godard (Screenplay), François Truffaut (Original Story), + 1 more

Featured Comments/Tips

OldMumpsimus says...
5 years ago
One must have all; or nothing. Yet, the threat – the threatening ease – of compromise lies, constantly, behind the debonair air of the film: reminding us that, no matter how far we go to find fresh air, one may well just run out of breath, eventually.
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bzadoroz says...
10 months ago
Like Seinfeld, a film about nothing.
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CorsOfLuke says...
one year ago
Is that a Jump-Cut? A Fourth Wall Break?? Sorcery!! Witchcraft!!! PS: Absolutely vibing with Michel's silly lil run at the end.
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manicure says...
2 years ago
“Breathless” sees the most ridiculous gangster in the history of noir films entertain himself with an aspiring journalist through random vignettes for 90 minutes. It’s a movie famous for refusing the mannerism of traditional cinema, but its technical “innovations” seem more like the unintended mistakes of a naïve filmmaker. Even though its presentation still feels as young and restless as it probably did back in the day, the lack of anything else made it really hard to keep watching. I doubt I would have gotten to the end if I wasn’t aware of its undisputed cult-classic status amongst cinephiles.
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Featured User Reviews

Jaitower
CONTAINS SPOILERS9/10  9 months ago
The editing often appears abrupt, disregarding the raccord between two consecutive shots. However, instead of harming it, it imparts a remarkable touch of personality. [spoiler] This can be observed when Michel flirts with Patricia in his car. The editing introduces a new shot with each new flirtati More
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CRCulver
6 years ago
A key film of the late Fifties/early Sixties French New Wave, À bout de souffle (Breathless) opens with suave lowlife Michel Poiccard (Jean-Paul Belmondo) stealing a car. When he's caught speeding on the way to Paris and pursued by the police, Michel kills the officer. Desperate to collect s More
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CinemaSerf
7 months ago
Jean-Paul Belmondo spends much of this film in just his boxers after his "Poiccard/Kovacs" character pinches a car, kills the pursuing police officer and the ends up taking refuge with his new journalism student friend "Patricia" (Jean Seberg). She's not quite aware of the extent of the trouble her More
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