Breathless

from my 100 Popular Movies Marathon, part 53 of 100



À bout de souffle, 1960. A car thief shoots a cop, then hangs out with a girl for a few days.

Written & directed by Jean-Luc Godard; story by François Truffaut. Starring Jean Seberg, & Jean-Paul Belmondo.

Concept: B
Story: D
Characters: D
Dialog: D
Pacing: F
Cinematography: Bonus point for the editing. B
Special effects/design: C
Acting: B
Music: A
Enjoyment: I simply will never understand the French New Wave. The more I see of it, the more bored it makes me. This movie has a great sort of stylistic energy that made me really want to like it. But no. So boring. D

GPA: 1.9/4