or Why Crisp B&W Cinematography and French
Philosophical Plots Make Me Fall In Love With Film
Breathless (1960)
French New Wave
French New Wave
Directed byJean-Luc Godard
This movie is incredibly well done.
Godard always has crisp cinematography, so watching it alone for the aesthetics is mind blowing, but there are also a lot of thematic elements at play here.
*The main romantic interest is an American, so you can see the portrayal of American woman by W. Europeans (American Woman are independent, easy in bed, simple minded)
*Themes of lawlessness, and the French Anarchist Revolutionary mindset
*Tragedy. I can't explain this one too much without giving this away...but this movie is a tragedy.
The plot line weaves philosophy, action, a bit of romance and political discourse/lawlessness with the aesthetics of classic, crisp and artistic Godard.
Formal Review
Plus, add in Jean Paul Belmondo and you have one saucy French Film:
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