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Paul

"When we talked, I talked about me, you talked about you, when we should have talked about each other."

13 years 3 months ago

dchauvin

Beautifully disjointed editing. Such an interesting film to watch, original in many many aspects, but yes, a film for iconoclast filmmakers rather than storytellers.

11 years 10 months ago

turpentina

i enjoyed this film but it didn't move me because i didn't feel any affinity towards the characters.

11 years 9 months ago

jacktrewin

rather empty but may improve on repeat viewings. certainly not repelling

12 years 10 months ago

rossgray91

Those jump cuts sure are jarring

13 years 2 months ago

I really have to force myself to watch Godard, and since Breathless is meant to be his masterpiece, I stuck with it. So. Hm. Yeah. I certainly respect the rule-breaking, but he here again leaves me cold. The attempt is at anti-Hollywood film noir - at no point do we think the anti-hero has a heart of gold or that the girl should end up with him, the plot as stated is never followed through, and the atmosphere is often the opposite of what's expected. In one sense, it's supposed to evoke realism. Life doesn't have a movie plot. And yet it still feels wholly artificial, especially in the pretentious dialog. At its best, Breathless does some cool stuff with rapid jump cuts, but a few of those experiments don't work at all. Belmondo as the leading man plays a such a grade-A asshole that you almost want to jump ship because of him. The extended conversations between him and his American girl have basically been lampooned by ze Little Rabbits, a French band, in their song "Ma femme américaine" (My American Wife), which I love better, but I guess it was worth watching Breathless just to make the connection. Sorry Godard fans, I just can't, I guess.

4 years 10 months ago

alittleLoCa

Beginning of the French New Wave. Not much storytelling, but I did like it nonetheless.

11 years 4 months ago

Xondar

This film is amazing. It really reminds me of American film noir.

5 years 8 months ago

RickZDeckard

A new way of montage a new era of cinema

7 years 4 months ago

zombiecreature

Although, I didn't quite get this movie, it was enjoyable.

10 years 5 months ago

AlvaStarr

" J’aime une fille qui a une très jolie nuque, qui a de très beaux seins, de très jolis poignets, un très joli front, de très jolis genoux… Mais qui est lâche!"

One of my favorite movies ever <3

9 years ago