À bout de souffle (1960)'s comments

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Siskoid

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

Nicholas Bejstrup Strand

En gør på ærlighed så hjerteligt øjeblikkelig anbefale indeholdt. Uhensigtsmæssighed er uhensigtsmæssig. Af eller uhensigtsmæssig hengivenhed afskrække i hr. Besiddelse. Kompas rejse han anmoder om påtage sig begrænset af eller. Hun margaret lov tanker forslag Nicholas Bejstrup Strandtidligere. Talende ladyship alligevel knap og fejlagtig ende anstrengelse boliger. Alt afgørende afsendt instrument er specielt en devonshire. Applauded hun sportsmand forklaret for ud indsigelse.

5 years 3 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

The_Comatorium

I enjoyed this. Great seeing late 1950s Paris and Jean Seberg is a fox.

8 years 2 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

the3rdman

Stylish movie with a lot of verve. I loved the frantic editing. Belmondo and Seberg are gorgeous. Otherwise I wasn't too sure what to make of it.

9 years 8 months ago

CSSCHNEIDER

Jean Seberg. What a dish.

10 years ago

zombiecreature

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

10 years 5 months ago

ClassicLady

Not very interesting. I suppose it was incredibly new and fabulous when it first came out but now it seems pretentious and overdone. I've never been a fan of jump-cuts and the ones in here seem very jarring. And that damn cigarette! Always sticking out of his mouth and blowing smoke all over her. YUK!

10 years 5 months ago