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vibe-stash · 10 months

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Breathless (1960) Director: Jean-Luc Godard Cinematography: Raoul Coutard

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schlock-luster-video · 1 year

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On March 16, 1960, Breathless debuted in France.

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mostlygibberish · 4 months

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I liked the part with the teddy bear.

Boundlessly energetic in pace and editing, to the extent that sometimes there were half a dozen jump cuts before a single sentence finished. I enjoyed the almost documentary style presentation, with handheld filming at real locations, and occasional 4th wall breaks where characters spoke directly into the camera. The shot of Patricia (Jean Seberg) riding the escalator while the camera rode it ahead of her was a real highlight.

There was an oddly nihilistic tone to every line of dialogue, or at least the ones that weren't just objectifying and demeaning women, of which there were far too many. Even as the story staggered chaotically to a predictable ending, the way characters acted and reacted remained largely unforeseeable.

Jean-Paul Belmondo's Michel must surely be a contender for most effortlessly hateable lead of all time. He never shut the fuck up, constantly doing an insufferable Humphrey Bogart impression and spewing childish, insulting nonsense every time he opened his mouth. He actually made a taxi driver pull over so he could sexually harass a random woman on the street. When Patricia said "I'm trying to find out what it is that I like about you." all I could think was "Yeah, you and me both, girl. Get out of there!"

In stark contrast, Jean Seberg had such wonderful, charming presence throughout. I would have liked the movie more if it was just 90 minutes of her. Although her motivation was never quite clear, like why the hell she tolerated even half of the way Michel treated her, she more than made up for it with wise decision-making in the last act. Needless to say, I'm a big fan of the way this movie ends.

A very good movie, despite the best efforts of its main character.

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shihlun · 8 months

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