Breathless
À bout de souffle
France • French • 1960 • 1h 30m
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Synopsis
There was before BREATHLESS, and there was after BREATHLESS. Jean-Luc Godard burst onto the film scene in 1960 with this jazzy, free-form, and sexy homage to the American film genres that inspired him as a writer for “Cahiers du cinèma.” With its lack of polish, surplus of attitude, anything-goes crime narrative, and effervescent young stars Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg, BREATHLESS helped launch the French New Wave and ensured that cinema would never be the same.
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Credits
Crew
DirectorJean-Luc Godard
WriterJean-Luc Godard
CinematographerRaoul Coutard
ComposerMartial Solal
EditorCécile Decugis
ProducerGeorges de Beauregard
Cast
Jean-Paul Belmondoas Michel Poiccard / László Kovács
Jean Sebergas Patricia Franchini
Daniel Boulangeras Police Inspector Vital
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