Title: Breathless
Grade: A-
Times Viewed: 1
Date Reviewed: 04/25/05
This was in some ways, a very aggravating movie to watch, and yet I felt a great sense of satisfaction after the movie. The initiator of the French New Wave of cinema, this movie brought back the idea of movies as entertainment and art, and reminds its viewers not to take things too seriously. The jump cuts and missing dialog serves not only to emphasize the ephemeral nature of most conversation in real life, but also the inanity of a lot of it. Plus, the main character’s great “fuck-it” attitude of style-over-substance is a lot of fun to watch (despite however much I hate it in real-life).
Tags: a+ films, breathless
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