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One sheet original theatrical release poster for the 1983 American neo-noir romantic thriller film Breathless.Movie Overview Director: Directed by Jim McBride.Starring Stars: Features Richard Gere as Jesse Lujack and French actress Valérie Kaprisky as Monica Poiccard.Origin: The film is a stylized Hollywood remake of Jean-Luc Godard’s iconic 1960 French New Wave classic À bout de souffle.The Premise: While the original French version follows an American woman and a French criminal in Paris, this 1983 remake reverses the roles, setting the narrative in a neon-soaked, rockabilly-infused Los Angeles.Plot Summary The storyline follows Jesse Lujack (Richard Gere), a reckless, drifting car thief obsessed with rock 'n' roll music and Marvel's Silver Surfer comic books. While fleeing Las Vegas in a stolen vehicle, Jesse accidentally shoots and kills a highway patrol officer.Now a wanted fugitive, he heads straight to Los Angeles to find Monica Poiccard (Valérie Kaprisky), a conventional French architecture student with whom he previously had a brief affair. Drawn to his impulsive and volatile charm, Monica initial shelters him. The two embark on a high-stakes, passionate crime spree across LA, hurtling toward an inevitable, tragic final confrontation with law enforcement. |
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