Breathless

Trailer

Play Dates

October 7 Houston, TX RIVER OAKS THEATRE

October 19 (35mm) Chicago, IL CHICAGO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

October 22 Minneapolis, MN MSP FILM SOCIETY MAIN CINEMA

October 25 Savannah, GA SCAD SAVANNAH FILM FESTIVAL

October 26, 28, 30 Saugerties, NY UPSTATE FILMS ORPHEUM

October 29, 31, & November 1 Austin, TX AUSTIN FILM SOCIETY

October 31 Montreal, QC CINÉMA DU MUSÉE

October 31 – November 6 Santa Barbara, CA SBIFF RIVIERA THEATRE

November 1 Fort Lee, NJ BARRYMORE FILM CENTER

November 1 New Haven, CT YALE UNIVERSITY

November 8 – 9, 13, & 19 Philadelphia, PA PFS EAST THEATER

November 14 – 17 & 20 Los Angeles, CA VISTA THEATER

November 22 Mesilla, NM MESILLA VALLEY FILM SOCIETY

November 29 – 30 London, ON HYLAND CINEMA

Illustration by Yoko Komura

Featured Quote

"STILL NOTHING LIKE IT. STILL COOL. STILL ENTIRELY ORIGINAL."
— A.O. SCOTT, THE NEW YORK TIMES

About

France, 1960
Director: Jean-Luc Godard
Producer: Georges de Beauregard
Cast: Jean Seberg, Jean-Paul Belmondo
Screenwriter: Jean-Luc Godard
From an original treatment by François Truffaut
Cinematography: Raoul Coutard
Music: Martial Solal
Genre: Crime, Romance
Black & White
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Language: French with English subtitles
Running Time: 90 minutes

Synopsis:
Small-time crook Michel (Jean-Paul Belmondo) steals a car and murders a policeman. While on the run, he reconnects with Patricia (Jean Seberg), a journalism student living in Paris, and tries to convince her to go on the lam with him.

Awards and Nominations:
Best Foreign Actress nomination - Jean Seberg (BAFTA Awards, 1962)
Silver Berlin Bear, Best Director - Jean-Luc Godard (Berlin Film Festival, 1960)
Best Film Critics Award (French Syndicate of Cinema Critics, 1961)
Prix Jean Vigo, 1960

Restoration:
Restored in 4K from the original camera negative by Studiocanal and CNC at L'Immagine Ritrovata laboratory (Bologna)

Reviews and Quotes 2

"REVELATORY! This restoration provided a welcome jolt of the new!"
— Richard Brody, The New Yorker

"Fifty years on, still the newest
movie in town!"
— John Powers, Vogue

"A thrilling reminder of how playful Godard could be."
— Ella Taylor, Village Voice