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Breathless
FRANCE · 1960

Breathless

Jean-Luc Godard
French New Wave existentialism criminal underworld romantic rebellion urban alienation
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Synopsis

Godard French New Wave landmark that revolutionized cinema grammar. Influenced generations of Hollywood filmmakers.

Cinema Atlas Connection
The only movie I wanted to make that's close to that kind of movie is 'Pulp Fiction.' The French New Wave. 'Breathless.' 'Band of Outsiders.' The idea of the cool criminals. That's a French New Wave thing.

He taught me that you don't need a huge budget, you just need ideas and energy, and you can break all the rules.

— Wong Kar-wai  ·  John Powers, 'The Wong Way: A Master of Mood Discusses the State of World Cinema,' Vogue
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This Film Influenced

→ Black Panther (2018) → Performance (, w/Donald Cammell (1970) → Chungking Express (1994) → Before the Revolution (1964)

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