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Small French movie poster for the classic French New Wave film,
À bout de souffle (English title: Breathless), released in 1960.
Movie Information
Directed by: Jean-Luc Godard
Written by: Jean-Luc Godard, based on a story by François Truffaut and Claude Chabrol
Starring: Jean-Paul Belmondo (as Michel Poiccard) and Jean Seberg (as Patricia Franchini)
Synopsis: The film follows a wandering criminal (Belmondo) who impulsively murders a policeman and then tries to persuade his American girlfriend (Seberg), an aspiring journalist, to run away with him to Italy.
Influence: Breathless is a highly influential film, noted for its bold visual style, including unconventional use of jump cuts, which helped define the French New Wave movement. |
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