Breathless, also known as A
bout de Souffe (Out of Breath) is a black and white French
film produced by Georges de Beauregard, directed by Jean-Luc Godard and written
by Francois Truffaut in 1960. This film stars Jean-Paul Belmondo and
Jean Seberg.
Michel
(Jean-Paul Belmondo) is a young petty criminal. After stealing a car in
Marseille, he shoots the policeman who follows him on his journey on a country
road. He is on the run from the police with no money as he goes to his American
girlfriend Patricia (Jean Seberg), who is a student, which aspires to be a
journalist, and sells the New York Herald Tribune on the
streets of Paris. He tries to persuade Patricia to hide in Italy with him.
Patricia then finds out that Michel is running from the police once they
question her. She later on betrays him and tells him what she had done earlier
before the police arrive. The police shoot him in the street after a long time
from running away, he dies.
During the
scenes in French, we see English subtitles on screen and when it comes to the
scenes we see in English, there are French subtitles on screen for both
audiences can understand what is going on.
Within the
film, we see Michel having a casual conversation with himself and to the camera
and always seen smoking. He has been traveling as well as running away from the
police from the crime he has committed. Throughout the film we become more
aware of the storyline and what has happened. We are introduced to Patricia who
calls the police on him near the end of the film, which leads him to get shot
by the police and dies.
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