Breathless(PG)
27th Oct 2026Jean-Luc Godard - 115 mins
France
Language French
Jean-Luc Godard's revolutionary debut feature is a defining pillar of the French New Wave. The film stars Jean-Paul Belmondo as Michel, a cool, amoral car thief who models himself after Humphrey Bogart. After impulsively shooting a policeman on a highway, Michel flees to Paris, where he hides out and attempts to seduce Patricia, an American journalism student. Rejecting traditional Hollywood continuity editing, Godard utilized jazz-infused music, a restless handheld camera, and jarring jump cuts to create a kinetic, self-aware masterpiece that permanently altered cinematic grammar.